ENVIRONMENT: Single-use bags need to go
Approximately 80 million single-use plastic grocery bags are used in Tacoma every year. These are items that are difficult to recycle – nationwide, less than five percent of these items are recycled –...
View ArticleTACOMA: City should ban single-use plastic bags
There is a groundswell of sustainable action that is taking place in the state of Washington, and it is time for Tacoma to take a big step forward. Seven cities in Washington have already instituted a...
View ArticleTACOMA: Let’s ban single-use plastic bags
As a member of the Tacoma community I firmly believe that we must reduce single-use plastic bags in our city. The destructive effects of these plastics on the environment are a factor of strong...
View ArticleTACOMA: Take action by banning plastic bags
A recent news report stated that LeMay Inc. will stop recycling single-use plastic bags in Thurston County. LeMay’s explanation? It has stockpiled more than 60 tons of plastic bags that it cannot sell...
View ArticleTACOMA: Get on board and ban plastic bags
With Thurston County’s and Tumwater’s recent approvals of a plastic bag ban, the number of communities in our area that have started to recognize the environmental dangers of these unnecessary items...
View ArticleTACOMA: Reduce waste by banning plastic bags
The time has come for Tacoma to support the idea of reusable shopping bags. Plastic bags are harmful to the environment. They are an unnecessary layer of packaging plus a waste of resources. As a...
View ArticlePLASTIC BAGS: Keep our beaches plastic-free
Our scenic Northwest is marred by a proliferation of plastics in the environment. Walking along a local beach on a summer afternoon, one can’t help but notice bits of plastic garbage mixed in with...
View ArticlePLASTIC BAGS: Ban is the too-easy answer
Re: “Keep our beaches plastic-free” (letter, 7-4). Hardly a day goes by that I don’t re-use one of those “single-use” plastic bags. How about persuading people to stop fouling their own nest...
View ArticleTACOMA: Support ban of single-use plastic bags
The White House recently released studies detailing the widespread and immediate effects of climate change. The release of carbon emissions into our atmosphere is directly causing sea level rise, ocean...
View ArticleTACOMA: The truth about plastic bags
Re: “Support ban of single-use plastic bags,” (letter, 7-16). The letter expressed commonly misguided rationale for banning plastic bags. While the author admirably supports our environment, the issues...
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