Ban Plastic Bags in Edmonton
Target:
Edmonton's Mayor, Stephen Mandel
Sponsored by:
We are asking Edmonton's Mayor, Stephen Mandel to ban plastic bags in Edmonton by September 2009.
Each year, an estimated 1 trillion single-use plastic bags are consumed worldwide. Currently, 97% of these bags end up in either a landfill or littering our planet's fragile eco-systems. - chicobag.com
The world's largest landfill can be found floating between Hawaii and San Francisco. Wind and sea currents carry marine debris from all over the world to what is now known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This landfill is estimated to be twice the size of Texas and thousands of pounds of our discarded trash, mostly plastics. Each year hundreds of thousands of sea birds and marine life die from digested plastics mistaken for food. -LA Times
Set a good example by saying no to single use bags when you're at the store. Avoiding plastic bags is the simplest way we can reduce oil consumption, preserve our environment our and childrens future.
Sign this petition today to ban plastic bags in Edmonton and help lead us towards a green, sustainable future.
For more information on why plastic bags are harmful visit:
http://www.noplasticbags.blogspot.com/
http://www.chicobag.com/t-learn_facts.aspx
http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php?id=2&display=print
Each year, an estimated 1 trillion single-use plastic bags are consumed worldwide. Currently, 97% of these bags end up in either a landfill or littering our planet's fragile eco-systems. - chicobag.com
The world's largest landfill can be found floating between Hawaii and San Francisco. Wind and sea currents carry marine debris from all over the world to what is now known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This landfill is estimated to be twice the size of Texas and thousands of pounds of our discarded trash, mostly plastics. Each year hundreds of thousands of sea birds and marine life die from digested plastics mistaken for food. -LA Times
Set a good example by saying no to single use bags when you're at the store. Avoiding plastic bags is the simplest way we can reduce oil consumption, preserve our environment our and childrens future.
Sign this petition today to ban plastic bags in Edmonton and help lead us towards a green, sustainable future.
For more information on why plastic bags are harmful visit:
http://www.noplasticbags.blogspot.com/
http://www.chicobag.com/t-learn_facts.aspx
http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php?id=2&display=print
We are asking Edmonton's Mayor, Stephen Mandel to ban plastic bags in Edmonton by September 2009.
Each year, an estimated 1 trillion single-use plastic bags are consumed worldwide. Currently, 97% of these bags end up in either a landfill or littering our planet's fragile eco-systems. - chicobag.com
The world's largest landfill can be found floating between Hawaii and San Francisco. Wind and sea currents carry marine debris from all over the world to what is now known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This landfill is estimated to be twice the size of Texas and thousands of pounds of our discarded trash, mostly plastics. Each year hundreds of thousands of sea birds and marine life die from digested plastics mistaken for food. -LA Times
Set a good example by saying no to single use bags when you're at the store. Avoiding plastic bags is the simplest way we can reduce oil consumption, preserve our environment our and childrens future.
Sign this petition today to ban plastic bags in Edmonton and help lead us towards a green, sustainable future.
For more information on why plastic bags are harmful visit:
http://www.noplasticbags.blogspot.com/
http://www.chicobag.com/t-learn_facts.aspx
http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php?id=2&display=print
Each year, an estimated 1 trillion single-use plastic bags are consumed worldwide. Currently, 97% of these bags end up in either a landfill or littering our planet's fragile eco-systems. - chicobag.com
The world's largest landfill can be found floating between Hawaii and San Francisco. Wind and sea currents carry marine debris from all over the world to what is now known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This landfill is estimated to be twice the size of Texas and thousands of pounds of our discarded trash, mostly plastics. Each year hundreds of thousands of sea birds and marine life die from digested plastics mistaken for food. -LA Times
Set a good example by saying no to single use bags when you're at the store. Avoiding plastic bags is the simplest way we can reduce oil consumption, preserve our environment our and childrens future.
Sign this petition today to ban plastic bags in Edmonton and help lead us towards a green, sustainable future.
For more information on why plastic bags are harmful visit:
http://www.noplasticbags.blogspot.com/
http://www.chicobag.com/t-learn_facts.aspx
http://www.reusablebags.com/facts.php?id=2&display=print
We signed the "Ban Plastic Bags in Edmonton" petition!
# 77:
11:06 am PDT, Aug 7,
Mary Trumpener, Canada
There are substitutes for plastic bags, even for people like us who have dogs. If plastic bags are banned, it will be an encouragement for companies to make non-plastic bags. I'm old enough to remember waxed paper bags. Go ahead and do it - it will be an important but almost painless decision that goes a long way to protecting our environment.
There are substitutes for plastic bags, even for people like us who have dogs. If plastic bags are banned, it will be an encouragement for companies to make non-plastic bags. I'm old enough to remember waxed paper bags. Go ahead and do it - it will be an important but almost painless decision that goes a long way to protecting our environment.
# 76:
1:14 pm PDT, Jul 24,
Neil Lizotte, Canada
Re-usable shopping bags are the best sollution
Re-usable shopping bags are the best sollution
# 75:
1:54 am PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Finland
Ban plastic bags
Ban plastic bags
# 74:
6:51 pm PDT, Jun 29,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 73:
12:26 pm PDT, May 31,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 72:
4:11 pm PDT, May 29,
Brian Ha, Canada
# 71:
1:47 pm PDT, May 27,
Jacob Komar, Canada
Let's start catching up with the rest of the world....
Let's start catching up with the rest of the world....
# 70:
8:04 pm PDT, May 20,
Aurora Allison, Canada
# 69:
4:50 pm PDT, May 17,
Jessica Mercier, Canada
Even though i do not live in Edmonton, I have many friends that live in Edmonton whose environment would benefit from this greatly. As well, if Edmonton enforces this policy, it may cause Calgary to enforce it as well, starting to make Canada a healthier place for our wild life.
Even though i do not live in Edmonton, I have many friends that live in Edmonton whose environment would benefit from this greatly. As well, if Edmonton enforces this policy, it may cause Calgary to enforce it as well, starting to make Canada a healthier place for our wild life.
# 68:
9:44 pm PDT, May 15,
Name not displayed, Canada
Take a stand on the bag ban! PLEASE.
Take a stand on the bag ban! PLEASE.
# 67:
2:51 pm PDT, May 15,
Dominic Rankel, Canada
# 66:
12:57 am PDT, May 15,
Name not displayed, Gibraltar
# 65:
10:34 pm PDT, May 14,
Jesus Christ, Canada
With the power of the almighty, i command this to stop! Plastic bags cause a disconvenience not only to the environment, but also to us...who likes to carry groceries and have those cheap bags break on you? who likes to have plastic bags all over your backyard
With the power of the almighty, i command this to stop! Plastic bags cause a disconvenience not only to the environment, but also to us...who likes to carry groceries and have those cheap bags break on you? who likes to have plastic bags all over your backyard
# 64:
9:44 pm PDT, May 14,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 63:
9:14 pm PDT, May 14,
Samuel Shapiro, Canada
In Soviet Russia, plastic bag bans you! But seriously, folks, it's all about those cloth bags that you can reuse over and over again - plastic bags are absolute crap.
In Soviet Russia, plastic bag bans you! But seriously, folks, it's all about those cloth bags that you can reuse over and over again - plastic bags are absolute crap.
# 62:
7:52 pm PDT, May 14,
Alex Seifert, Canada
The Earth's the scene, Let's all go green! The damage we've seen, Let's all start to clean! The Bags of Plastic, Aren't so fantastic. The harm's rather drastic, So clean enthusiastic!....-ly. BAN THE BAG!!! YEAH EDMONTON!!!
The Earth's the scene, Let's all go green! The damage we've seen, Let's all start to clean! The Bags of Plastic, Aren't so fantastic. The harm's rather drastic, So clean enthusiastic!....-ly. BAN THE BAG!!! YEAH EDMONTON!!!
# 61:
3:14 pm PDT, Apr 23,
Name not displayed, Canada
no more bags please
no more bags please
# 60:
1:03 pm PDT, Apr 12,
Mervi Rantala, Finland
# 59:
4:09 pm PDT, Apr 10,
Patsy Schutz, California
Thank you in advance, Mayor Mandel, for setting a good example to the rest of the world.
Thank you in advance, Mayor Mandel, for setting a good example to the rest of the world.
# 58:
5:33 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Moni Anonym, Germany
# 57:
5:32 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Familie Rens,Hanke, Germany
# 56:
2:29 pm PST, Feb 27,
Lyle Poitras, Canada
# 55:
5:36 pm PST, Feb 19,
Lauren Bezanson, Texas
# 54:
11:50 am PST, Feb 17,
Lynda Harding, United Kingdom
# 53:
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3:21 pm PST, Jan 30,
Hazel Seymour, Canada
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# 52:
12:35 pm PST, Jan 22,
Name not displayed, Canada
Without a ban, most people will rely on the convenience of whatever their purchases are put in. This is most often plastic bags. You no doubt know the downsides of plastic bags. With a ban, consumers AND retailers will be forced to come up with alternatives.
Without a ban, most people will rely on the convenience of whatever their purchases are put in. This is most often plastic bags. You no doubt know the downsides of plastic bags. With a ban, consumers AND retailers will be forced to come up with alternatives.
# 51:
11:48 am PST, Jan 21,
Larry Toews, Canada
Please eliminate the plastic bag pollution from Edmonton. We should play our part in the eventual worldwide ban of plastic bag use and pollution. Look at all the other progressive and modern cities and countries who have allready done so. Edmonton should get with the program.
Please eliminate the plastic bag pollution from Edmonton. We should play our part in the eventual worldwide ban of plastic bag use and pollution. Look at all the other progressive and modern cities and countries who have allready done so. Edmonton should get with the program.
