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The Philadelphia Inquirer Sandy Bauers column: GreenSpace: Is it recyclable or trash eternal? An expert tells the best choices

The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 05, 2008 - The plastic jar?Every day, the eco-minded are faced with myriad choices for lessening their impact on the planet. Buy stuff loose.But to our left was what I expected would be the first pitfall: plastic containers of spinach and salad greens. ...
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Retailers yanking plastic bottles

New Haven Register
May 05, 2008 - Colorful, reusable plastic bottles have been a standby for college students and high schoolers, hanging from students' bags.The BPA scare is tough on the reusable container crowd. ...
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Criticism mounts over ingredient in plastics

The Philadelphia Inquirer
May 04, 2008 - That's all there is." For that matter, she doesn't want to take away all plastics. ...
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Worm, its kin keep on fooling them: Lifelike look, feel, fishing snag-free gives soft plastic an edge on bass

The Paducah Sun
May 03, 2008 - ...plastic lures.Starting off with the plastic worm and then morphing molds into all sorts of shapes and variations, the wiggly, squeezable soft plastic proves to be the next best thing to live bait without as much expense and less the hassle of finding and keeping bait alive.Tournament fishing made the final case for soft plastics. Most tournament rules allow soft plastic lures but exclude live bait.Plastic worms and their modern variants popularly have been......
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Recycler growing bit by bit

Albany Times Union
May 03, 2008 - In 1991, Aspland ran into a Long Island friend who made plastic lumber from plastic milk jugs and detergent bottles. Adirondack Plastic resells the ground plastic to manufacturers who melt it down and reuse it for new products. The post-industrial side of plastic recycling could be even larger, he said. "It is growing dramatically," Christman said. "People recognize that plastic materials are too valuable to waste. ...
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Recycler growing bit by bit: Argyle firm sends ground plastic to customers for use around the world

Times Union
May 03, 2008 - On the consumer side alone, American companies recycle 2 billion pounds of plastic bottles and 812 million pounds of plastic bags and films. The post-industrial side of plastic recycling could be even larger, he said."It is growing dramatically," Christman said. "People recognize that plastic materials are too valuable to waste. ...
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May 1 fish report: Eastern Sierra opener considered 'fair to good'

The Bakersfield Californian
May 02, 2008 - Fair to good bass bite on Senkos, plastic worms and minnows. The fish are also taking swimbaits and plastic worms. Bass action fair on nightcrawlers and plastic worms in 10 to 15 feet. ...
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The Inconvenient Bag's 5 Tips for Being Green in LA

LAist
May 01, 2008 - However, this growth has created a plastic bottle dilemma. I have been struggling, just like all my fellow Eco-Americans to break this plastic bag addiction. Typically a plastic bag is used for less than 10-20 minutes, yet takes thousands of years to break down into toxins. ...
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Plastic bag ban sacked by voters

Telegram & Gazette
April 30, 2008 - White swore that the issue wouldn’t die, and they plan to educate others with a PowerPoint presentation and push the plastic bag ban forward. “If you look at the accumulated evidence of paper versus plastic, there is not a clear environmental benefit switching from plastic to paper,” Mr. Matheson said plastic bag litter is not an issue in Sturbridge overall. ...
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Plastic ban may be in bag: Palo Alto will study promoting reusables

Palo Alto Daily News
April 30, 2008 - ...industry and come up with a more innovative approach, that would certainly be worth the time."Tim Shestek, director of state affairs for the American Chemistry Council, said his group has been emphasizing the idea that plastic bags do not need to be entirely wiped out."Reusables have a place, but there will be some folks who continue to use single-use plastic bags and we want to encourage customers to recycle those bags," Shestek said.Recycled plastic bags......
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