Comments on: Brag About Your Bag in Long Beach http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/brag-about-your-bag-in-long-beach/ Community events and neighborhood news in Long Beach, CA Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:32:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Green http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/brag-about-your-bag-in-long-beach/#comment-813 Green Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:10 +0000 http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/?p=4109#comment-813 Long Beach is joining LA ? In the most minor of ways since there are only two stores in Long Beach. That's 1 more then Lakewood which only has one. A very poor showing and not much to brag about. Long Beach is joining LA ? In the most minor of ways since there are only two stores in Long Beach. That’s 1 more then Lakewood which only has one. A very poor showing and not much to brag about.

]]> By: Ironic http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/brag-about-your-bag-in-long-beach/#comment-781 Ironic Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:05:42 +0000 http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/?p=4109#comment-781 The irony is that reusable bags are given away so much they are now the NEW disposable bags... United States International Trade Commission reported that reusable bags imports, increased from 130 Million in 1999 to 504 Million in 2008; and that 1.6 Billion bags were imported from China alone under this program since just 2004, What is their true impact and reuse rate. Enough were imported and then sold or given away to provide each family in America with more than 21.2 bags over the past five years. In light of a Wall Street Journal reported that only 10% of people reuse these bags that could meant that 212 bag were provided or sold per family that actually uses them. SInce the average family would have used about 365 plastic bags each reusable bag imported is only offsetting 60 plastic bags, what is their true lifecycle cost and impact? The irony is that reusable bags are given away so much they are now the NEW disposable bags…

United States International Trade Commission reported that reusable bags imports, increased from 130 Million in 1999 to 504 Million in 2008; and that 1.6 Billion bags were imported from China alone under this program since just 2004,

What is their true impact and reuse rate. Enough were imported and then sold or given away to provide each family in America with more than 21.2 bags over the past five years.

In light of a Wall Street Journal reported that only 10% of people reuse these bags that could meant that 212 bag were provided or sold per family that actually uses them.

SInce the average family would have used about 365 plastic bags each reusable bag imported is only offsetting 60 plastic bags, what is their true lifecycle cost and impact?

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