Take the Plastic Bag Pledge with Schlumpy
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This is an easy pledge to do, it doesn't involve running a marathon, or raising money... you just have to click the link and pledge to not use plastic bags! How easy is that? Take the BlueAvocado pledge with me by clicking here: http://www.blueavocado.com/billion
While you are on that page, checkout the video of Schlumpy, the giant plastic bag ball. Schlumpy is campaigning all over the US to get plastic bags off the street. Not only is Schlumpy cleaning up the streets, but he wants to give money to KIVA... this is where you can help!
First off take the pledge! and spread the message by spreading the video and visiting Schlumpy at: http://www.blueavocado.com/billion. For the first 30,000 views of the Schlumpy video, BlueAvocado will donate to micro-entrepreneurs around the world via Kiva.org.
The goal is to get 1 billion plastic bags off the streets and BlueAvocado's adorable gro pak line is making that pledge easier than ever. BlueAvocado's bags are eco-chic and get the job done! The pods are a fav of mine and guys they now have some "manly" pods for you!
Checkout this black one. You can view the entire line of bags HERE
Want a discount? Enter goodkarma5 at checkout for 5% off orders over 60. These make great gifts!
14 Responses
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David - green living
March 11th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Thank you for this post. Plastic in general, and especially plastic bags (because they are so unnecessary) are a bane to the planet. If you search the Great Garbage Patch you will find out about choking wildlife and the gradually release of toxins by degrading plastics into the ocean and into our food chain as well. Plastic bags are part of this - many blow into rivers and the ocean. I avoid as much plastic as I can, and I never use plastic bags (maybe once in the last two years).
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Stefanie
March 11th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
David, I see a lot of plastic bags blowing around the streets and in trees... in drives me crazy! I can't stand when I see people walking out of the store carrying one item in a plastic bag... why was the bag necessary?
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Katie
March 11th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
These bags are a great idea. I do have to admit that I still get paper bags though. Then I reuse them as my garbage bags, thus reducing the need to buy plastic garbage bags.
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Gina-BabyBedding
March 12th, 2009 at 1:06 am
I have a thing for bags. (not plastic ones) This solid pod bag is really nice looking. I too don't like seeing stray ones blowing around aimlessly outside. we had one stuck in a tree in our back yard, way way up high for almost two years! Yuck! I really really don't like the sound of the bag crackling when some one is digging around in one.
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Health and Wellness
March 12th, 2009 at 1:37 am
This bag is really have nice looking design. thanks for the review you provided about this new product.
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Online Shopping
March 16th, 2009 at 2:04 am
Hey!Thanks for sharing.I shall take up the pledge and start to stop using plastic bags! I shall make it a must to have a tote bag with me anytime!
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Patty
March 20th, 2009 at 5:49 am
What a great idea - the pledge...it drives me insane as well when I see people with plastic bags...especially with a trolley full in the supermarket!
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Torlon
April 8th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
I like it! We use cloth shopping bags and quite honestly, they are quite a bit more durable too!
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replica lv graffit
April 30th, 2009 at 1:15 am
the best way to say "no" to plastic bags is make the strict laws and hight extra tax to use them.
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Plastic Bins
June 7th, 2009 at 9:51 am
using canvas bag is the best way to reduce environment contaminate.
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Cotton Bags
June 16th, 2009 at 8:00 am
If everyone started using cotton or canvas bags instead of horrible plastic bags then the world would be a much better place.
Just think of the environment and our planet next time you are going shopping.
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Concetta Ruffo
June 17th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
For me, I abandoned plastic bags long time ago. We need a clean and fresh planet actually! Some meauments should be adopted, such as stopping use plastic bags in supermarket. As we all know, that is really a significant place need doing this. Is there a discount really? So nice!
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Dave
July 17th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
All those excess Polyethylene Plastic bags that don't need to be used. Each thing we do to not overuse plastics will help the environment. It's time we started to act responsibly.
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Nylatron
July 25th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
My wife and I have switched to the nylon re-usable bags that fold down to next to nothing, but carry a whole lot. We used to recycle our old plastic bags, but now most places won't take them!