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Box Contest Brings Out Winners in Dallas Schools
April 13th, 2016 in Dallas Independent School District Trex plastic bag recyclng Earth Day Lorenzo de Zavala Preston Hollow Elementary Lakewood Elementary Pleasant Grove Elementary Dallas Councilmember Monica Alonzo Dallas Councilmember Jennifer Gates GrowSouth
Plastic bag competition heats up with recycling bin decorating contest
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Dallas Schools Compete in Biggest Challenge Yet
December 14th, 2015 in Dallas Independent School District Trex plastic bag recycling Earth Day Mayor Mike Rawlings GrowSouth

The Dallas Independent School District joined the city of Dallas in kicking off the latest A Bag’s Life plastic bag and film challenge Dec. 10. With dozens of schools signed up to compete, and a dozen or so more expected to join in, the challenge may just prove what everybody already knows — everything is BIG in Texas.
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Kroger Celebrates 'A Bag's Life' This Earth Day
April 20th, 2012 in Earth Day plastic bag recycling Kroger environment Green
Kroger, in partnership with several local organizations, is celebrating Earth Day by encouraging customers to value "A Bag's Life" - a recycling movement that locates drop-off sites for plastic bags and wraps, including the 215 Kroger stores across its Atlanta Division that will accept customers' plastic bags between April 16 - 22.
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Crystal Coast Earth Day Festival April 23
April 21st, 2011 in Earth Day plastic bags A Bag's Life North Carolina reduce recycle reuse
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort will host the second annual Crystal Coast Earth Day Festival April 23 at Fort Macon State Park in Carteret County.

The event will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the new Coastal Education and Visitor Center, 2300 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach. Admission and activities are free.
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Follow Earth Day all year round
May 21st, 2010 in Earth Day baby boomer Think globally act locally
Do you remember the first Earth Day? If you're a baby boomer, you may recall the spirit of discovery and awareness, of caring and commitment, which swept the United States 40 years ago.
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40th Celebration at the Capitol
April 28th, 2010 in Earth Day DEP Easy as One Helix American Chemistry Council
Governor Crist announces the theme for this year’s Earth Day celebration as “Easy As One – Ordinary Actions, Extraordinary Results,” an environmental awareness campaign to motivate Floridians to exercise daily environmental responsibility.
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Florida program designed to educate public on plastic bag recycling
April 28th, 2010 in Earth Day Plastic News reuse plastic bags Charlie Crist
The state of Florida, in partnership with four other groups, has launched a plastic bag recycling awareness campaign that includes a website where state residents can locate the nearest 1,600 retail drop-off sites in the state.
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Gov. Crist Encourages Floridians To Exercise Stewardship
April 28th, 2010 in Earth Day DEP Easy as One Recycle Plastic Bags Gov Monitor Charlie Crist
Governor Charlie Crist today joined Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael W. Sole and nearly 500 students at the Capitol to celebrate the 40th annual Earth Day.

The Governor announced the theme for this year’s celebration as “Easy As One – Ordinary Actions, Extraordinary Results,” an environmental awareness campaign to motivate Floridians to exercise daily environmental responsibility.
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Every Day
April 28th, 2010 in recycle Earth Day plastic bags abagslife Pensacola News Journal
Do you remember the first Earth Day? If you're a baby boomer you may recall the spirit of discovery and awareness that swept the country 40 years ago. Then it was mainly an environmental "teach-in," but today it is a celebration where Pensacolians will act in solidarity with people everywhere. From planting trees to bicycling to work, we will honor the wonders of our world.
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Earth Day Makes Impact at Capitol
April 28th, 2010 in Earth Day Tallahassee DEP American Chemistry Council Green Florida Recycling Partnership Florida Retail Federation Sustainability Council
Tallahassee community members took part in the global celebration of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary at the Capitol in true “green” fashion on Thursday, April 22. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection hosted the day of events that included a variety of recycling initiatives.

One in particular, a statewide plastic bag recycling awareness campaign called A Bag’s Life, is a collaborative effort between the Florida Retail Federation, American Chemistry Council and Florida Recycling Partnership.
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