Blog entries tagged reuse

Fairfield CT Weighs Plastic Bag Ban

John Allegro — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Plastic bag ban update:

The Hartford Courant recently reported that Fairfield is a step closer to enacting a ban on plastic shopping bags. The town board will be voting next week on an ordinance that was passed unanimously by the Reusable Bag Ordinance Committee.

The Connecticut Post followed up today with a brief, no-nonsense editorial in support of passage of the ban, pointing out that even if plastic bags are "reused a few timesRead More...

Reyooz

John Allegro — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0100

Reyooz is a site that we just found that provides a simple way for members to give away unwanted "stuff" for free. It's a mash up of the Google Maps application on a friendly looking and easy to use web site.

The goal of the site, according to founders Justin Robinson, Mark Meyer, and Peter MacRobert is "is to get more people to see the benefits in passing things on and increase awareness of our impact on the planet."

The folks at Reyooz areRead More...