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Brownsville, Texas Bans Plastic Bags

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via flickr My home state of California couldn’t do it, but border town Brownsville, TX, has taken action and banned plastic bags. The ban goes into effect January 5. Shoppers who forget their reusable bags can buy plastic bags for an extra buck. Pharmacies, hardware stores and dry cleaners are exempt. Plastic bags are a petroleum product and can take over 1,000 years to biodegrade. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Posted on August 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Jacelyn Lin (centre), 26, a fitness consultant is this year#39;s Miss Singapore Tourism Queen International. Besides this title, she also won three other titles at the Miss Singapore Pageant 2010 held at Hotel Intercontinental. The night#39;s theme of going green translated into other more quirky sights, with contestants displaying their creativity using recycled materials like rubber bands and plastic bags to make fashion accessories. In the same segment, contestants donned eco-friendly spect

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