January 9, 2012 –
I led the design of and was project manager for Keep America Beautiful’s 2009 National Litter Study. I read your Plastic Bag Cost Findings and Clarifications memorandum, dated January 12, 2011, and would like to call to your attention misused data from our study.
More »January 3, 2012 – American Thinker –
Montgomery County, Maryland is the latest locality to impose a 5-cent tax on shoppers or restaurant-goers who need a plastic bag to take their purchases home. Next door, Washington, D.C. imposed such a tax already; environmentalists are pushing localities everywhere to do the same.
More »December 21, 2011 – GreenBiz.com –
Many years ago, I was advised to be wary of an idea that “sounds real good when you say it real fast,” for a bit of reflection might reveal unintended consequences. The proposed Austin bag ban is one prime example.
More »November 28, 2011 – Triblocal.com –
Highland Park has approved a new law that requires large retailers to provide plastic bag recycling receptacles. The law applies to retailers that have at least 10,000 square feet of space and use plastic bags. These retailers must provide clearly marked receptacles near their entrances and exits for plastic bags or other thin plastic products such as dry-cleaning plastic wraps. Retailers must also arrange to have the plastic picked up by recyclers, city officials said.
More »November 14, 2011 – Statesman.com –
Many years ago, I was advised to be wary of an idea that “sounds real good when you say it real fast,” for a bit of reflection might reveal unintended consequences. The proposed Austin bag ban is one prime example.
More »November 14, 2011 – RedState –
As CEO of one of the largest U.S. plastic bag manufacturing and recycling companies, my priorities are to create good jobs for the American workforce, grow the company and provide return to investors. But this American industry has been under attack by ideologically-driven proponents of plastic bag bans and taxes, providing a case study of misguided regulations that cost jobs and produce no benefits.
More »November 10, 2011 – Manufacturing Today –
It’s not as weighty a question as “To be or not to be?” but “Paper or plastic?” might be just as frequently debated as any philosophical question in the modern day. For South Carolina-based Hilex Poly Co., however, the choice is clear. As one of the world’s largest recyclers of plastic shopping bags, Hilex Poly argues that plastic bags are the more eco–friendly choice over paper.
More »November 6, 2011 – Flashreport –
With inflation eating away at Californians’ buying power, going to the grocery store has become an increasingly expensive activity for the average family. But in their quest to create an environmentally-friendly utopia, California liberals don’t seem to care that families are struggling to pay those hefty grocery bills. The most blatant example of this insensitivity is the imposition of a new grocery bag tax.
More »November 1, 2011 – Chicago Tribune –
As a responsible dog owner, I repurpose nearly all of these bags — they come mostly from the grocery store — in the time-honored way for which they are exquisitely designed. When we have any left over, we reuse them to pack lunches or transport wet clothes. In fact, I find them so useful that I sometimes ask store employees to double-bag items that could probably be carried in a single bag.
More »November 1, 2011 – Idaho Mountain Express –
While figuring out how to live with less damage to our land, water and air is a worthwhile endeavor, the move to ban plastic grocery bags will have consequences that will defeat its purpose.
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