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Stores use seasonal bags as mini billboards
Seattle :: WA :: USA | about 8 hours ago
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The scale is smaller, but holiday shopping bags can have a marketing heft that rivals a billboard. Retailers get as much as they can into — and out of — the totes they give to customers. The bags are stuffed with brand messaging, designed to remind shoppers...
Tags: holiday bag, Seattle, Bag, Manhattan, Hospitality Recreation, Bloomingdale's, Shopping bags, Packaging
Neither paper nor plastic
Rosenberg :: TX :: USA | about 11 hours ago
Credibility The trend may have originated with smaller, eco-friendly stores, such as Ukiah Natural Foods, but come Jan. 1, retail giant Wal-Mart will no longer offer complimentary shopping bags to customers. According to Wal-Mart media manager Amelia Neufeld, Ukiah's...
Tags: Lori Rosenberg, shopping bag, Ukiah Natural Foods, Wal-Mart, Amelia Neufeld, says rosenberg, paper bag, plastic bag, Rosenberg, Environment, Bag, Plastic shopping bag, Reusable shopping bag, Business Finance, Purse, Environmental design, Shopping bags, Packaging
Tesco policy on plastic is fantastic, says university (after bagging £25 million)
London :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility A university that accepted £25 million from Tesco has published a report with misleading figures to endorse the supermarket’s policy of giving away billions of single-use carrier bags. The University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute allowed...
Tags: Tesco, plastic bagging, Republic of Ireland, Marks & Spencer, bagging consumption, carrier bagging, United Kingdom, London, British brands, Sainsbury's, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Plastic bag, Plastic shopping bag, Shopping bags
Downtown retailers try serene, green sales pitch
Greensboro :: NC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Downtown Greensboro Inc. offers an alternative: a “serene and green” Saturday in downtown...Saturday with several offering free hot cider and treats to shoppers...Visitors can discover unexpected treasures,” from the cultural arts district on the north...
Tags: Greensboro, Shoppers Drug Mart, Bag, Shopping, Online shopping, Reusable shopping bag, Shoplifting, Crimes, Credit card, Theft, Greensboro North Carolina, Payment systems, Shopping bags, Electronic commerce
Hong Kong people dump billions fewer plastic bags
Sydney :: Australia | 2 days ago
Credibility In 2005, the average Hong Kong person threw away three plastic bags a day. That figure has now fallen to just 1.8 per person, according to the Environmental Protection Department. Since the survey was conducted in June, a levy of 50 Hong Kong cents (6.5...
Tags: plastic bag, Hong Kong, fewer plastic, billions fewer, Australia, Sydney, Environment, Bag, Bag for life, Pearl River Delta, Business Finance, Green Student Council, Shopping bags, Packaging
Black mark for 'green' bags
Sydney :: Australia | 6 days ago
Credibility IGA supermarkets around Australia have failed to decompose as advertised during independent tests, raising serious questions over green marketing claims. About 60 million of the plastic bags, bearing the brand name Goody and produced by packaging company...
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Plastics, Containers, Plastic shopping bag, Plastic bag, Biodegradation, Recyclable materials, Packaging, Shopping bags
Marin health officials attempt to maximize access to sparse swine flu vaccine
San Rafael :: CA :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility A free clinic to dispense vaccinations for the H1N1 virus on Saturday in San Rafael ended more than four hours early after all 2,000 allocated doses were given out to high-risk patients. About 50 people who fall into the high-risk category had to be turned...
Tags: San Rafael, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County California, Atascadero California, Paso Robles California, Law Crime, Pandemics, Vaccines, Influenza, Vaccination, MedImmune, flu pandemic, Prevention, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues, Shopping bags, San Rafael California, Homelessness, Influenza vaccine, Swine influenza, flu pandemic in the United States by state
Wandering deer prompt public warning
Winnipeg :: Canada | 13 days ago
Credibility Hundreds of people stood in line for a swine flu vaccination shot at clinics in Winnipeg and Brandon on Saturday as strong demand continued for the preventive measure. Don't feed the deer, and keep your eyes peeled while behind the wheel. That's the...
Tags: Canada, Winnipeg, Influenza vaccine, District of Keewatin, Manitoba, Shopping bags
Green Festival features all things eco-friendly
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 14 days ago
Credibility So it goes at the Green Festival, a celebration of all things organic, sustainable and planet-friendly taking place this weekend at San Francisco's Concourse Exhibition Center. The event assembles 450 exhibitors peddling everything from vegan cookbooks...
Tags: San Francisco Green Festival, San Francisco Price, San Francisco, Kevin Danaher, Plastic bag, Gaiam, Shopping bags, Environmental design, Reusable shopping bag
Mayor to light up City Hall Christmas tree
Winnipeg :: Canada | 15 days ago
Credibility A Manitoba government initiative to encourage people to recycle plastic grocery bags is destined to fail, says an environmental advocate who wants the bags banned completely. The City of Winnipeg has made a $30-million conditional offer on a downtown...
Tags: Manitoba Law Society, Manitoba First Nations, City of Winnipeg, h1n1 vaccination, Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Politics, Shopping bags, Ombudsman, Sam Steele, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, MedImmune, Health Medical Pharma, Law Crime, Influenza, Entertainment Culture, Human Interest
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