A community member recently forwarded us this article - with her statement that she was shocked not to see plastic bags mentioned in the article!  Its a great article and certainly, we will applaud any small steps towards a more sustainable business model - but it does seem interesting that plastic bag recycling wasn't mentioned.  Is it that plastic bag recycling is already commonplac

We were recently contacted by the Sustainability Task Force at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP in Atlanta.  With Earth Day approaching, they were looking for a way to help further their message of "Do One Thing Differently" to their employees.  Last year, Sutherland gave each of their employees a reusable bag.

This is the first article from contributor Ted of the Plastic Bag Ban Report.  You may remember that Conservingnow.com has started an incredible partnership with the Plastic Bag Ban Report, and this article is one of the many wonderful products of that partnership.  I am so excited to share Ted's article with you, as his writing is always interesting and informative.  I know you

When my Mom and I started Conservingnow.com we had no idea where the future would take us.  All we knew was that we were passionate about the environment and were committed to making a difference.  What has happened to us and Conservingnow.com in the last fifteen months has been overwhelming, to say the least.  This journey has lead us down the most inspiring paths, and because o

At ConservingNow.com we are often asked about green choices.  Most often people are looking for a set of hard and fast rules to live greener.  Simple straightforward answers to common questions like paper or plastic, organic or not?  It seems that everywhere we go we are bombarded with green choi

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ConservingNow.com is pleased to see that these Central Coast government officials are taking the lead to not only rid the environment of a major source of litter and waste, but are also dedicated to clean up of the plastic mess on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.  It is clear from this article that the officials at the meeting are taking the issue very seriously and are determined to do wh

"House Bill 15, now law with the addition of Governor Markell's signature, calls for virtually all stores that hand out plastic grocery-type bags to customers to accept the bags back for recycling by August first of next year.