Ban Plastic Shopping Bags Everywhere!!
Target:
David Perdue, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Dollar General
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We all need to eliminate our use of plastic bags. According to the EPA, Americans discarded more than 4.4 million tons of polyethylene bags in 2005, and only about 1-5 percent of those were recycled. Plastic bags waste resources, release toxins when burned, and contribute to global warming due to the energy required to make them. Bags littering the oceans also annually kill countless marine animals that mistake them for food. Consumers bear a responsibility, so do our RETAILERS!
We all need to eliminate our use of plastic bags. According to the EPA, Americans discarded more than 4.4 million tons of polyethylene bags in 2005, and only about 1-5 percent of those were recycled. Plastic bags waste resources, release toxins when burned, and contribute to global warming due to the energy required to make them. Bags littering the oceans also annually kill countless marine animals that mistake them for food. Consumers bear a responsibility, so do our RETAILERS!
I am writing to you in hopes of you joining the %u201CGreen Movement%u201D that is sweeping the nation. It is imperative that we as consumers and citizens of the world act to save our world. Please join us.
In view of the City of San Francisco ban on the use of plastic bags, and top retailers in the UK agreeing to cut their usage by 25%, I ask you to make every effort possible to follow suit on a national basis. It would not only help our world as a whole, it would be a large public relations boost for retailers such as yourself if you were to take it on voluntarily.
We signed the "Ban Plastic Shopping Bags Everywhere!!" petition!
# 322:
4:52 pm PDT, May 30,
Heather Gregory, South Carolina
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11:05 pm PDT, May 29,
Roy Cee, Oregon
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7:26 pm PDT, May 29,
Bill McGlone, Connecticut
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6:08 pm PDT, May 29,
Phil Heinlein, New York
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1:53 pm PDT, May 29,
Michael Barth, California
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8:42 pm PDT, May 27,
Nina L.Marrocco, Florida
bad news all around. We need more natural materials
bad news all around. We need more natural materials
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1:49 am PDT, Apr 19,
Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania
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2:48 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Ken Miller, Canada
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6:56 pm PDT, Mar 23,
Rodney Hoover, Texas
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1:11 pm PDT, Mar 23,
Charlotte Schele, Indiana
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11:58 am PDT, Mar 22,
Vicki Love, California
Make reusable bags available in all stores.
Make reusable bags available in all stores.
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6:49 pm PDT, Mar 21,
S G, Canada
# 310:
11:56 am PDT, Mar 19,
Kaj Dorstenia, Denmark
We all have an environmental responsibility for the sustainability and climate on our Earth. Anything else is a crime against Nature and Humanity. So, that is a cause to eliminate use of plastic bags.
We all have an environmental responsibility for the sustainability and climate on our Earth. Anything else is a crime against Nature and Humanity. So, that is a cause to eliminate use of plastic bags.
# 309:
12:06 pm PDT, Mar 14,
KATHLEEN WISSENZ, Pennsylvania
It is time to ban plastic bags! Ask for paper bags or bring reusable ones,
It is time to ban plastic bags! Ask for paper bags or bring reusable ones,
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6:14 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Mahrya Drummer, New York
# 307:
7:25 pm PDT, Mar 12,
Eva Sienkiewicz, New Jersey
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 306:
5:08 pm PDT, Mar 12,
Elle Jordan, Massachusetts
I always ask for paper. If more people would do that, plastic bags would disappear.
I always ask for paper. If more people would do that, plastic bags would disappear.
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1:24 am PDT, Mar 11,
Wendy Elmore, Alabama
# 304:
12:21 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Kristen Atkinson, California
I try to avoid bags from the store every time I shop. I either bring my own or carry my stuff out if I forget them. Chico Bags are really awesome and super handy. They fold up super small but are big and sturdy when open. I highly recommend them...
I try to avoid bags from the store every time I shop. I either bring my own or carry my stuff out if I forget them. Chico Bags are really awesome and super handy. They fold up super small but are big and sturdy when open. I highly recommend them...
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2:06 pm PST, Mar 5,
Lauren Stone, California
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8:19 am PST, Feb 28,
Bergstromjoy@ms Bergstrom, North Carolina
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12:31 am PST, Feb 25,
Diva Muni, India
ban plastic!
ban plastic!
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7:56 am PST, Feb 24,
Sheila Gredzinski, Pennsylvania
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5:36 am PST, Feb 24,
Vanessa Sant'Ana, Brazil
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Dellianan Of the Sea, Colorado
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Art Deco, Maine
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APRIL DAWSON, Florida
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BEVERLY BRYANT, Mississippi
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4:29 pm PST, Feb 21,
Angela Duquette, New Hampshire
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4:00 pm PST, Feb 21,
Darren Tortoise Protection, United Kingdom
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3:26 am PST, Feb 20,
Holly Swint, Florida
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9:43 pm PST, Feb 19,
LISA SWAIN, Texas
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2:27 pm PST, Feb 19,
John Tucker, Canada
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9:03 am PST, Feb 19,
Nasale McIntyre, Canada
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5:30 am PST, Feb 19,
ALPHA WI, Germany
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2:51 pm PST, Feb 18,
Roxann Contrenchis, Louisiana
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6:30 am PST, Feb 18,
Daniella Roozenburg, Netherlands
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2:24 am PST, Feb 18,
Athanasia Giagtzidou, Greece
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1:34 am PST, Feb 18,
Terri K., Ohio
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9:26 pm PST, Feb 17,
Kathy A.H., Arizona
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8:23 pm PST, Feb 17,
Jennifer Houser, Texas
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Kim Kostiew, New Hampshire
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Tawnya Shields, Mississippi
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Laura Stringer, Maryland
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6:08 pm PST, Feb 17,
Brian Guadagno, New Jersey
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Melissa Dawson Chapman, Michigan
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3:38 pm PST, Feb 17,
Mike Downs, Missouri
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2:34 pm PST, Feb 17,
Ali Hirst, Australia
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2:25 pm PST, Feb 17,
Gail Dair, Australia
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
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2:14 pm PST, Feb 17,
Name not displayed, Illinois
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2:03 pm PST, Feb 17,
Eva Eberhardt, California
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Erika Stone, Virginia
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11:36 am PST, Feb 17,
BiLL Fowlie, Maine
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Animal Lover Claudia P, Netherlands
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8:37 am PST, Feb 17,
Barbara Schiano, New York
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8:27 am PST, Feb 17,
Avril Kettle, United Kingdom
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Marla De Vries, Netherlands
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7:05 am PST, Feb 17,
Arlette Scharer, Switzerland
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6:58 am PST, Feb 17,
Lynda Harding, United Kingdom
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6:21 am PST, Feb 17,
Staci-lee Sherwood, Florida
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Morris Stevensen, Australia
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Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin
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6:10 pm PST, Feb 16,
Celestial AJ Wheeler, New York
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6:10 pm PST, Feb 16,
Ann Cawley, Missouri
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5:00 pm PST, Feb 16,
Jaylena Greenfield, Ohio
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4:18 pm PST, Feb 16,
Joycey Berry, North Carolina
# 254:
4:25 pm PST, Feb 13,
Cindy Nearing, Louisiana
# 253:
10:31 am PST, Feb 13,
Christine Dingeman, Michigan
How about offering biodegradable plastic bags or cloth bags for a nominal charge at your checkouts? Chris
How about offering biodegradable plastic bags or cloth bags for a nominal charge at your checkouts? Chris
# 252:
8:18 am PST, Feb 9,
Carla McColl-Passalacqua, California
I am OK without plastic bags! I realize how bad it can be for all living creatures! So I have made this *Fun* for everyone! I bought cloth bags at different stores so we ALL have a bag to use not matter where we shop!
I am OK without plastic bags! I realize how bad it can be for all living creatures! So I have made this *Fun* for everyone! I bought cloth bags at different stores so we ALL have a bag to use not matter where we shop!
# 251:
7:20 pm PST, Feb 7,
Crystal Whitfield, Texas
