Posted by: johnny_a
in MyBlog on Dec 16, 2008
Press Release, Dec. 13 2008
Governor David A. Paterson today announced he has signed legislation to increase the collection and recycling of plastic carryout bags. Under the new law, A.11725 (Sweeney)/S.8643-A (Marcellino), which will require collection and recycling to begin on January 1, 2009, retail establishments with more than 10,000 square feet of retail space, or those that are part of a chain with more than five stores (each with more than 5,000 square feet of retail space), must provide bins for the collection of used plastic carryout bags, recycle the returned bags, and keep records for three years describing the amount of plastic bags collected and recycled.
Posted by: johnny_a
in MyBlog on Dec 06, 2008
The folks at Bialas Farms were kind enough to invite me to set up a table to sell some reusable shopping bags at their Thanksgiving open house. The event ran on November 26, and I had an opportunity to meet several other local vendors while my daughter ran around taking an interesting photo journal of the day (see this article on the home page of
Hudson Valley Voices).
As a Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA member of Bialas' winter program, I got to refill my fridge and potato basket with my bi-monthly share of vegetables. I also got a chance to share stories and purchase items from several other local vendors. Here's a list of local businesses that set up shop for the day:
We also got a chance to meet a 3 day old Holstein calf thanks to Mr. Bill Johnson of WTBQ's "Farm Talk" radio show.
