Green Campaigns to Make an Environmentally Friendly Difference

Ways to Encourage Waste Free Lunches in Schools

We’ve compiled tips, facts and advice on cutting back on lunchtime waste, making it easy for you to spread the word to your school, teachers and other parents. Waste-free lunches are a simple way to reduce consumption on a daily basis, helping you preserve natural resources and save money. Plus, it encourages healthy eating habits. Simply put, the cumulative effect is enormous!

Environmentally Friendly Campaigns You Will Want to Discover

The reusables movement is gaining momentum, and these campaigns and organizations are part of the push. We’ve chosen a handful of campaigns focused on cutting back on disposables, raising awareness about food safety and the plague of cheap reusables and the reusables revolution in general.

Support Seattle's Bag Free Campaign and Lower Your Consumption

When Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels called us for help in supporting the Seattle bag fee, we jumped on board, donating $5,000 to the Seattle Green Bag Campaign.

UPDATE: On august 18, Seattle voters rejected a 20-cent fee on use-and-toss bags. The final vote was 46.6% for and 53.3% against the fee. Groups against the fee outspent opponents by about $15-to-$1.

The Environmentally Friendly Bag Free Campaign in San Francisco

In 2004 we threw our support behind San Francisco’s initiative to reduce plastic bags. Ultimately, the 2005 Bag Fee Resolution did not pass. What follows is a summary of the what, why and how behind one city’s attempt at addressing the plastic bag issue. We hope that by sharing the facts, a sample petition and the letter written by our company founder that was read during the initial committee hearing we will inspire other cities to create their own ordinances to reduce waste.