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A Bag's Life Kicks Off in New York

December 19th, 2011 in plastic bag reycling Green Food Industry Alliance of New York State Suffolk County South Bay Elementary School Trex recycle Reduce reuse

(West Babylon, NY) – Dec. 13, 2011 — Just in time for peak holiday shopping, here comes A Bag’s Life, a statewide educational campaign launched today to remind New Yorkers to bring back their plastic bags to a store that recycles them.

The Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Movement to Launch A Bag's Life Statewide Recycling Campaign, on America Recycles Day

December 2nd, 2011 in Keep Philadelphia Beautiful A Bag's Life Reduce reuse recycle plastic bags America Recycles Day Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

Recycling has become a major priority in Philadelphia, for groups as diverse as the Phillies to SEPTA to the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability to individuals opting to separate their plastics and paper and discard accordingly.

Now a group called Keep Philadelphia Beautiful, a non-profit focused on litter prevention and upkeep of neighborhoods, is launching “A Bag’s Life,” on America Recycles Day, Tuesday, November 15.

New Program Aims to Make Recycling Easier

December 2nd, 2011 in America Recycles Day A Bag's Life Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful recycle reuse Reduce Green plastic bag recycling

A Bag's Life launches at the Capitol in Harrisburg during America Recycles Day 2011.

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Shoppers Urged to Recycle Plastic Bags

December 2nd, 2011 in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful A Bag's Life recycle Reduce reuse Green plastic bag recycling

(Greensburg) -- An environmental organization is calling on Pennsylvanians to recycle their plastic bags. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has launched a program called "A Bag's Life" that sets up drop-off locations for plastic bags at 30 retailers and 1,400 locations across the state.

Group president Shannon Reiter says grocery bags aren't the only types of bags that can be recycled.

Earth Day at the Capitol 2011

April 19th, 2011 in recycle Easy as One reuse plastic bags Green A Bag's Life Florida DEP Earth Day 2011 at the Capitol

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), through ongoing efforts to encourage the public to participate in environmental protection at home, school and work, will hold its annual Earth Day at the Capitol on Thursday, April 21, 2011.

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Capitol Complex, Tallahassee

Silent Film, Short Animation Win Top Prizes in Video Contest Promoting Plastic Bag Recycling, Reuse

April 8th, 2011 in recycle reuse plastic bags Green video contest Reduce A Bag's Life Virginia High School

(Richmond, VA) – April 8, 2011 – A silent cinema spoof featuring two squabbling teenage girls with big ideas on recycling and a short flick about a happy-bag-turned-sad-sac have each been named grand prize winners in the A Bag’s Life video contest for Virginia high school students.

The Bag Speaks Out About the Virginia High School Video Contest

February 14th, 2011 in recycle reuse plastic bags Green video contest Virginia High School

You’ve seen me on this website and on buttons, ads and magnets. I’m the free plastic bag with enough chutzpah to tell you: “Don’t treat me like trash” and “Gimme a second chance.”

Now for my next act: I wanna be in pictures.

So if you’re a high school student in Virginia, get out your video camera and make my dreams come true. You could win some cash if you’ve got the best and most creative clip.

Reuse me. Recycle me. Repurpose me. And show others how it’s done in one to two minutes.

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DEP's Easy as One, A Bag's Life, Lee County Sheriff's Office Host Free Collection Events in Fort Myers

February 8th, 2011 in recycle reuse plastic bags Green Reduce collection Florida DEP

 

Virginia High School Video Contest Showcases Ways to Recycle

February 1st, 2011 in recycle reuse plastic bags Green video contest A Bag's Life High School

(Richmond, VA) – Feb. 1, 2011 – Got a creative idea about recycling and a video camera? That’s all it takes if you’re a high school student in Virginia and want a chance to win up to $1,000 in a video contest going on now thru March 1.

The Bag gives a shout out to Virginia

December 16th, 2010 in recycle reuse Green A Bag's Life Virginia Keep Virginia Beautiful plastic bag blog

The Commonwealth of Virginia is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents and its storied history dates back more than 400 years. So it was a thrill for me to get such a warm welcome on America Recycles Day 2010.

Our kick-off event was pretty darn great.

Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB), with Mike Baum at the helm and his trusty intern Dawn Neher right there beside him, organized the official rollout to honor your humble Baggie. The Virginia Retail Federation was right there, too, lending a hand.

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