Comments on: Seattle Sacks the Paper and Plastic Bag http://smartsense.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/seattle-sacks-the-paper-and-plastic-bag/ Smart Sense is a politically and environmentally minded blog detailing the latest news, trends, and discussions. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: syansen http://smartsense.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/seattle-sacks-the-paper-and-plastic-bag/#comment-73 syansen Wed, 14 May 2008 19:53:02 +0000 http://smartsense.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-73 Great to hear about Seattle's new 20 cent per bag 'green fee'! I am not sure why we don't have that yet in Mass - a supposedly very green state. Hopefully this will set a new precedent. Cheers, Shana from greencottonblog.com <em>Hi Shana, Thanks for vocalizing your support! Seattle hasn't put this fee into the books yet. The more people speak up, the more likely it'll become an actuality. It's too bad there's nothing like this in Massachusetts. Perhaps you'd consider writing a letter to your representatives to get the ball rolling? You'd have Seattle behind you 100%! -Nicholas | SmartSense</em> Great to hear about Seattle’s new 20 cent per bag ‘green fee’! I am not sure why we don’t have that yet in Mass – a supposedly very green state. Hopefully this will set a new precedent. Cheers, Shana from greencottonblog.com

Hi Shana, Thanks for vocalizing your support! Seattle hasn’t put this fee into the books yet. The more people speak up, the more likely it’ll become an actuality. It’s too bad there’s nothing like this in Massachusetts. Perhaps you’d consider writing a letter to your representatives to get the ball rolling? You’d have Seattle behind you 100%!

-Nicholas | SmartSense

]]> By: Joan Elmore http://smartsense.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/seattle-sacks-the-paper-and-plastic-bag/#comment-62 Joan Elmore Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:58:29 +0000 http://smartsense.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-62 Our company www.whatsurbag-usa.com is about to debut at the www.gogreenexpo.com in NYC on the last week end of April. We make reusable shopping bags that are flexible fashionable and socially concious. All of our bags are made in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina Survivors. In fact all of our vendors are outsourced there. We wanted to give new business and jobs to a struggling economy in New Orleans. Our bags hold twice as much as a plastic bag because they are flexible and they bounce when you walk so whatever you are carrying seems lighter.The website is not done yet but we are almost ready to hit the streets. Stay tuned! Joan Elmore PS part of our proceeds go to Hope House in New Orleans a charity that feeds,trains and helps the homeless find housing. <em>Hi Joan, sounds like a great cause! It's nice to see struggling economies finding ways to survive through environmentalism. More businesses would be wise to follow your example. Best of luck in NYC! -Nicholas | Smart Sense</em> Our company http://www.whatsurbag-usa.com is about to debut at the http://www.gogreenexpo.com in NYC on the last week end of April. We make reusable shopping bags that are flexible fashionable and socially concious. All of our bags are made in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina Survivors. In fact all of our vendors are outsourced there. We wanted to give new business and jobs to a struggling economy in New Orleans. Our bags hold twice as much as a plastic bag because they are flexible and they bounce when you walk so whatever you are carrying seems lighter.The website is not done yet but we are almost ready to hit the streets. Stay tuned! Joan Elmore
PS part of our proceeds go to Hope House in New Orleans a charity that feeds,trains and helps the homeless find housing.

Hi Joan, sounds like a great cause! It’s nice to see struggling economies finding ways to survive through environmentalism. More businesses would be wise to follow your example. Best of luck in NYC!

-Nicholas | Smart Sense

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