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Ban the Bag Day September 26th


Environment  (tags: animals, conservation, endangered, environment, GoodNews, humans, pollution, wildlife )

Bob
- 93 days ago - greenhouseneutralfoundation.org
As we close in on the first Ban the Bag Day September 26th, please support our push to ban the bag forever by signing the petition. On September 26th ask everyone you know to say NO to single use plastic shopping bags. Tell everyone to sign
Comments

B. M. (96)
Wednesday September 23, 2009, 4:15 pm
Your Petition Signature was received on Wednesday, September 23 at 6:13:25 PM

Ban the damned things!!!!!!

Plant trees for life...................
 

Chaz Gaily Berlusconi (268)
Thursday September 24, 2009, 5:33 am
Good idea... everyday should be ban the bag day.. they should be swoped for the rice hessian bags.. thes would be more sustainable..
 

Jocelyn Koopmann (88)
Friday September 25, 2009, 6:18 am
Noted & its was nice to see I had already signed this petition. I will also forward this to my friends list thanks Bob.
 

Jim Phillips (2584)
Friday September 25, 2009, 9:03 am
Sorry you have already signed this petition.

Whoops, looks like I already signed it.

For those of you not familiar with "plastic Islands", use this link to read and see for yoyrself.

LINK: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/search/yahoo/ws?term=Garbage%20Island&Submit=S&sa=Search&q=Garbage%20Island

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a4S23uXIcM&feature=related

There are two very large islands of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean. One is the size of Teaxas and the other one is a bit smaller.

Best thing to do is to use cloth bags.

TY, Lyn for the forward & to Bob for the article.
.
 

Joycey B. (697)
Friday September 25, 2009, 11:43 am
I have used cloth backs for two years now. Already signed. Thanks for sending to me Jocelyn. Thanks Bob.

Sorry you have already signed this petition
 

Gail Costic (495)
Friday September 25, 2009, 12:23 pm
Sorry you have already signed this petition.

Thanks for the article Bob and thanks to you Lyn for sending this to me.
 

FreeSpirit Running (450)
Friday September 25, 2009, 3:43 pm
TY for the article Bob, good one. Totally noted.
I as well have been using cloth bags for yrs. TY Lyn as well.

In peace all,
~FreeSpirit~
 

Phyllis P. (403)
Friday September 25, 2009, 8:21 pm
I tried to sign it...but it wouldn't let me. But I hate those things...I have bought the cloth bags for shopping and sometimes forget to take them. Thanks for the story on this important issue.
 

Ruth S. (247)
Saturday September 26, 2009, 1:02 am
noted and signed....
 

Vicky aka Moonflower (400)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 6:06 am
They need to make paper bags out of RECYCLED wood products, not cut down virgin trees. Even though I hate those plastic bags and what they do to sea life whenever I get them I RECYCLE them at Walmart.
 

Vicky aka Moonflower (400)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 6:08 am
Oops, I forgot to say noted and signed! :)
 

B. M. (96)
Sunday September 27, 2009, 6:14 am
I keep a bag in the corner of my kitchen exculsively for all recyable papers.
When it gets full I recycle it & the same is true of all plastics that come
into my house.

It has become such a habit I'd feel like I comitted a crime by not doing it.
And.......It is a crime against nature not to recycle...It really is!!

Plant trees for life & feed the birds.....................
 
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