Should Austin Sack Plastic Bags?

Local effort to get rid of plastic bags growing

"...get out of a store these days without a plastic bag is like trying to leave Grand­ma's house as..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Errors in Article on Plastic Bags

"...article in Rolling Stone that makes inaccurate assertions about plastic-bag waste and recycling. Americans are participating in recycling programs..."

Aug. 10, 2011 Postmarks

What Future for Flying Plastic Bags?

Supreme Court ponders single-use bag bans

"...forbids (with some exceptions) the retail provision of single-use bags at the point of sale – to address litter..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

It's Time for Austin To Ban Plastic Bags

"...printed a letter from a representative of the largest plastic bag maker in the USA [“Postmarks,” Aug. 19]. He..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Postmarks

Outlaw Plastic Bags?

"...Dear Editor, Outlaw plastic bags? A few Texas cities have done this, including..."

Jan. 18, 2011 Postmarks

Say Goodbye to the Plastic Bag Ban

Texas Supreme Court rules city ordinances can't override state law

"...are we going to do about all these tote bags we have been gifted?..."

June 22, 2018 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

It's Official: Bring Your Own Bags

The long campaign to ban the bags comes to fruition

"...voted 7-0 to implement a ban on single-use retail bags – both plastic and paper – beginning in March..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

Remember Your Bags

"...Dear Editor, Please remember to bring your reusable shopping bags! I know it can be easy to forget them..."

May 4, 2021 Postmarks

Problems with Plastic Bag Ordinance

"...of garbage I produce, the execution of our single-use plastic bag ban ordinance leaves a lot to be desired...."

Aug. 20, 2013 Postmarks

Paper as Bad as Plastic

"...Editor, In response to the City Council considering banning plastic bags in Austin, I would hasten to add that..."

April 23, 2007 Postmarks

The Luv Doc: Sandwich Bags and Chocolate Syrup

Get offline, go out amongst the people, and try really hard not to be a douchebag

"...my shopping list for this week is small sandwich bags and chocolate syrup. Do I need to get a..."

April 24, 2015 Column by The Luv Doc

(Please Still) Bring Your Own Bags

City will try to persuade businesses to advocate for reusable bags

"...The Texas Supreme Court's strike-down of Laredo's citywide plastic bag ban last month had a ripple effect on..."

July 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

'Gyre': A swirling vortex of plastic ... and creativity

Ariel Dance Theatre revisits Gyre, its investigation of things we don't want to look at, and pulls into its spinning mass bunches of new artistic collaborators

"...Now, dump in a bunch of plastic...."

March 2, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

'Canvas' Bags Are Plastic

"...[“Point Austin: Bag It,” News, Aug. 5]: The "canvas" bags you report being sold at 99 cents are actually..."

Aug. 6, 2011 Postmarks

A Banana Peel, a Diaper, and a Plastic Bag Walk Into Austin's Composting Program

How can a whole city compost, is it working, and can we reach zero waste by 2040?

"...most likely lands in a bag made of polyethylene plastic, which can take thousands of years to degrade in..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Paper or Plastic?

A short, unreliable survey of the bag in recent cinema

"...Jr. attempting to suffocate his mother, Mimi, with a plastic bag. Here's an interesting piece of movie trivia: In..."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Leffingwell's Got It in the Bag

City to look at sacking petroleum grocery bags.

"...City Council Member Lee Leffingwell's got questions about grocery bags. Not paper or plastic, mind you – how's biodegradable..."

April 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Artist Calder Kamin Envisions "A World Without Waste"

With animals crafted from plastic bags, the Austin native turns our eyes to nature

"...Kamin would like you to mail her your old plastic bags. The creative reuse crusader, known for turning trash..."

July 2, 2021 Arts Feature by Barbara Purcell

The Daily Hustle: 5/12/10

New call for bag ban

"...stuff at City Hall, but a day-glo mountain of plastic bags has to top the list. Yesterday, a coalition..."

May 12, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Bag Ban Aftereffects

Environmental advocates call for change in single-use bag ordinance

"...been reduced, a new (big) problem's popped up: Reusable bags are not being reused. Increasing public awareness is now..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Point Austin: Bag It

Proposed plastic bag ban will be popular – and under assault

"...the city's estimates, Austinites annually use 263 million single-use plastic bags – the sort we grab at checkout counters..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Then There's This: In the Bag

The question you won't hear in Austin anymore: 'paper or plastic?'

"...be the first city in Texas to ban "single-use" bags, but it's the first to get thumped with a..."

March 1, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

TDH: 7/25/11

Plastic bag ban, Water Treatment Plant 4 come to council

"...Plastic bag ban? Water Treatment Plant No. 4 revolt? The..."

July 25, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Changing Behavior One Bag at a Time

Down with plastic bags!

"...Can you reduce or eliminate your use of disposable bags? That's what a coalition of local organizations is asking..."

April 4, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Where You Can Stick Your Styrofoam

Cycled Plastics takes those recyclables that nobody else wants

"...ever-ubiquitous white foam. Luckily, considering all the bulky garbage bags full of restaurant to-go containers and odd-shaped packing materials..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Suffocation Hazard: Do Not Leave Children Unattended With This Press Conference

The movement to ban plastic bags in Austin continues.

"...it up: Today, the fine folks at Bag the Bags are hosting a presser at City Hall to push..."

Sept. 24, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Just one word: canvas

"...easier. This week, he's contemplating the end of the plastic grocery-store bag. While much of the world has seen..."

April 20, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Thoughts on Bag Ban

"...Editor, I am writing in regard to the proposed plastic bag ban in the city of Austin. On the..."

Nov. 14, 2011 Postmarks

Climbing Mount Compost

Austin's next big zero-waste project is feeding nature's recycling program

"...coffee and food from local businesses, as well as bags of finished compost...."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...provided haircuts and immunizations and distributed clothing, backpacks, sleeping bags, and medical supplies; dozens of local community-service organizations –..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

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