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The Bag Speaks Up About the Video Contest
June 22nd, 2010 in Green video contest blog plastic bag recycling
You’ve seen me on this ‘A Bag’s Life’ website and on buttons and ads. 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 want to be in pictures.

So if you live in Florida, 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.
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Video Contest Top Prize $1,500
June 7th, 2010 in video plastic bags video contest a bags life florida contest
Got a minute? That’s all it takes, and it could be worth a prize of up to $1,500 in a video contest going on now through Sept. 5.

Sponsored by a coalition of recycling partners known as “A Bag’s Life,” the contest invites Floridians to break out their camcorders and create an up-to-one-minute video promoting the recycling and or reuse of free plastic shopping bags like those found in grocery and retail stores.
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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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DIY Project
May 14th, 2010 in reuse plastic bag plastic wrap recycled plastic bag
Pamela Morrow finds inspiration for her craft in her fridge, pantry and garage. From her home in Flagler Beach, FL, she fashions her artistry out of recycled plastic bags.

She quilts beautiful satchels and sacks, backpacks and book bags, pouches and purses out of free plastic bags found around the home. The difference is, what you or I might discard, she creatively repurposes.
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Campaign Aims to Make Recycling Easy
April 28th, 2010 in recycle campaign plastic bags Green Club
Florida's environmental leaders are encouraging citizens to find simple ways to reduce, reuse and recycle.

And a new campaign draws a bulls eye on all those plastic bags we get at the store.

Children stuffed handful after handful of plastic bags into a recycling ship beached at the Florida capitol. They're hoping kids can help get their parents on board to start recycling all those plastic bags they get at the store.
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Capitol Earth Day Celebration a Hit
April 28th, 2010 in recycle Earth Day plastic bags Florida Department of Environmental Protection Recycle Locations Charlie Crist
Michael Sole stood in the Capitol courtyard to address more than 500 people who turned out to celebrate the 40^th annual Earth Day.

"Did you know, if every Florida household took an incandescent light and replaced it with an energy efficient compact fluorescent light, there would be enough energy saved to accumulate some 351 million kilowatt hours of electricity?" asked Sole, Florida Department of Environmental Protection secretary. "That could power and light all the households in the great city of Tallahassee for two and a half years.”
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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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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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"A Bag's Life" Campaign Encourages Floridians to Change Habits, Creates Buzz for Plastic Bag Recycling
April 28th, 2010 in recycle Earth Day
A statewide plastic bag recycling awareness campaign called A Bag’s Life, which includes an interactive and educational website (www.abagslife.com) and mobile application with 1,600 recycling drop-off sites by zip code, was launched during Earth Day at the Capitol April 22, with the help of Governor Charlie Crist, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Retail Federation.
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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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