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04 Dec 00 - grocery bags; paper; zero waste; over-packaging; global warming; bike repair ** WASTE PREVENTION FORUM ** -- A project of the National Waste Prevention Coalition -------- Forum archive: http://www.reuses.com/nwpcarchive -------------------- From Bill Sheehan, Athens, GA, GrassRoots Recycling Network (also sent to the GreenYes listserv): GROCERY BAGS: PAPER VS. PLASTIC VS. REUSE? Does anyone know of good info sources (especially web-accessible) for evaluating environmental impacts of grocery/shopping bags - especially sites or studies that include the effects of reuse? Please reply to: zerowaste [ AT ] grrn [ DOT ] org ------------------- From an 11/28/00 press release from the PaperCom Alliance International (forwarded by Steve Long): E-COMMERCE FUELS PAPER CONSUMPTION WORLDWIDE A new study of paper use worldwide shows that paper consumption continues to increase, even as Internet-based e-mail and e-commerce also are growing. The full press release about the study is at: http://www.paperloop.com/inside/stories/wk11_27_2000/30.shtml The study was conducted by the PaperCom Alliance International, a group of independent nonprofit organizations that study the future of paper-based products and services and where they fit in the coming age of electronic commerce, e-mail, and the Internet. ----------------- Excerpted from message from Gary Liss, Gary Liss & Associates, Loomis, CA, responding to a suggestion on the GreenYes listserv that a registry be established of all companies that have set zero waste policies and targets: I've been informally compiling such a list of zero waste businesses for the GrassRoots Recycling Network (GRRN) for a couple of years. It is posted at: http://www.grrn.org Click on "Zero Waste," then click on "Zero Waste Resources," then scroll down to "Zero Waste in the Private Sector" and click on "Zero Waste Businesses." I'm also preparing a grant proposal now to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (San Francisco) to fund some research to expand this list, which currently consists of 13 companies. E-mail: gary [ A T ] garyliss [ D O T ] com ------------------- From Paul Devine, Olympic Environmental Resources, Seattle, WA, responding to the 11/29/00 query from Bill Sheehan, seeking examples of over-packaging: My vote would be lunchables and McDonald's happy meals. Kids love them, landfills don't. E-mail: pauldevine [A T] msn [D O T] com ------------------ From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website: This Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the U.S. EPA Climate and Waste Program, in partnership with several national solid waste and governmental organizations, will broadcast a nationwide satellite forum entitled, "Why 'Waste' a Cool Planet: MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) Solutions for Global Climate Change." This free, interactive program is designed to help educate businesses and state and local governments about the relationship between solid waste management and climate change. To find out where the satellite forum will be broadcast in your area, see this website: http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/actions/waste/sf-intro.html Click on "Downlink Sites." Scroll down and click on your state. ------------------- Link to an article in the 12/4/00 Seattle Post-Intelligencer about an innovative bicycle repair program in Seattle: http://seattlep-i.nwsource.com/lifestyle/bike04.shtml In the "Earn-a-Bike" program, children learn bike-repair skills, and receive a bicycle after 18 hours of work. The program is run by Bike Works, Seattle's only non-profit community bike shop. The Bike Works website is at: http://www.scn.org/bikeworks/welcome.htm - end -