Eco Blog

With the members of Portland’s Transportation, Sustainability and Energy Committee voting 3-1 in favor of the plan to charge shoppers for disposable plastic or paper bags, the city is on its way to becoming the first in Maine to do so. Amid protests by trade bodies and business groups, the committee endorsed the proposal that […]

Have you ever thought that the generic pieces of plastic that you buy for your kids and call ‘toys’ are impersonal and not very good for them? If this thought has ever crossed your mind, here is your chance to get something different for your children – Cloud Kissed Kids. This new rage of customized […]

The city of Evanston, Illinois, is all set to re-engage their 2011 debate on a possible ban on plastic bags in the city. When the ban had been first considered in the year 2011, the newness of the idea in the area, along with the disadvantage it would pose to businesses at a competitive level, […]

Nail art and beautiful nail designs have caught the fancy of women looking to add a little zing to the usual manicure and putting the nail enamel routine. The presence of harmful chemicals in the nail decal had been a put-off for many in the past, but not anymore with the introduction of a non-toxic, […]

The local schools and charitable organizations have joined hands with MyEco’s program of implementing the usage of reusable shopping bags. The MyEco program which now involves all the major retailers like Shaw’s, Walmart, Stop & Shop and Lowe’s Home Improvement stores in North Attleboro is an initiative aimed at getting the people to transition from […]

Two eighth grade students have written a song to save the planet. The song is titled “Do You Want to Save the Planet?”, and the lyrics were written to the tune of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from Disney’s 3D-animated movie “Frozen”. This is the project that eighth-graders Lilly Larson and her friend […]

Newburyport residents will be supplied with reusable bags in consequence of the proposed ban on single use plastic bags in the area. The organizers of the ban will be distributing reusable bags to the people (from an anonymous donation of about 7,000 reusable bags). This donation and distribution is hoped to encourage the residents of […]

The Louisville Solid Waste Board is attempting to ban the use of plastic bags for holding yard waste. And after going through a voting process, it was decided that the ban would be implemented. However, now the tricky part was when exactly this ban will come into effect. No More Plastic Bags in Yard Waste […]

Introduction Mackenzie Roberts, a junior high school student of Rogers High School, took up a dress-making project in which she made a ball gown entirely out of customized plastic bags. And, after a few calculations, she and her mother came to the conclusion that the dress had taken 993 plastic grocery bags to make! Customized […]

It has been proven time and again that plastic bags are bad for the environment. Many countries are now taking steps to ban plastic items, especially bags in grocery and chain stores. Along with creating awareness, reusable and recyclable plastic bags are also being promoted. Impact When You Recycle Plastic Bags on the Environment Plastic […]