via blog.greenfeet.com The following article is an updated version of one I wrote several years ago. It has had over 30,000 readers in the last 3 months and has prompted hundreds of comments and lively feedback. I do hope you’ll find it interesting and feel compelled to share your thoughts and insights. Keep in mind, [...]

Sometimes crunching a couple of numbers can help us shift from knowing to doing. Today we look at the problem of pesky plastic bags. By Jessica Root Apr 16, 2009 10:29 I have to admit, the idea of blogging about plastic bags in one word seemed…boring. After all, we’ve heard it before. The dire effects of plastic [...]

by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York on 11.30.10 It’s so simple — so gloriously simple. In 2008, China instated a law that made it illegal for stores to give out plastic bags for free. Instead, shop owners were required to charge for the bags, and allowed to keep any profit they made for themselves. The [...]

Forsyth Missouri students are getting into the recycling act by collecting recyclables at school. Forsyth teacher Missi Hesketh has donated her time to transporting the recyclables to the County recycling center.

A December 2008 report by the Anacostia Watershed Society found that plastic bags comprise over 20% of the Anacostia River’s trash and almost half of the trash in its tributary streams. Presented with pictures of floating blobs of plastic bags in one of the District’s main waterways, D.C. lawmakers passed a 5-cent bag tax that went into effect on January 1, 2010.

Residents of Forsyth now have free reusable bags for shopping, thanks to a grant from Solid Waste District N.

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — Finney County Commissioner Larry Jones is tired of finding plastic bags in shelter belts and fences on his property east of Holcomb. In response, he’s proposed that the county, Holcomb and Garden City consider setting a date in the future to ban the use of disposable plastic bags by area [...]

The City of Forsyth has been awarded a $5,600 grant from Solid Waste District N, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources. Application for the grant was made in the Fall with the project title, “Bring Your Own Bag, Forsyth!” The mission of the project is to obtain several thousand reusable bags to hand [...]

Forsyth Middle School group “Green Paws,” has agreed to help distribute reusable bags at local stores during a Global Days of Service Event on April 17th and 18th, 2010. Come shop locally to get your free bag!

Currently, Green Paws is participating in the MoDot “No MOre Trash!” litter reduction campaign. We’re responsible for decorating a trash can with a catchy logo that will catch attention and remind folks where to put their trash. The Green Paws members are coming up with some incredibly creative ideas! We’re very excited about our project. [...]

A member of the community is donating five large blue cans for Green Paws to help establish plastic recycling in the Forsyth School District! He is also going to stencil the recycle symbol and the word “Plastic” on the cans. Green Paws “peeps” (as they’re called) will then “personalize” the cans with green paws and [...]

The green group in the Forsyth Middle School, Green Paws, is busy at work trying to impact attitudes and the environment. During the Fall, the club partnered with TerraCycle and collected chip bags and drink pouches from students on campus. Between lunches and classroom parties, there were enough chip bags collected to fill a box [...]

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) — Mexico City’s thousands of stores went green Wednesday, as amended ordinances on solid waste now outlaw businesses from giving out thin plastic bags that are not biodegradable.