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Can You Guess What's Under These Plastic Bags?

We'll give you a few hints: flour and water were the primary ingredients, we employed this technique while making them, and they eat a lot of these in Paris. Oops, did we give too much away?...

D.I.Y. Project: Lunch Bags

For the eco- and budget-conscious, taking your lunch to work or school in a reusable container is a must. We've rounded up some cool boxes and bags before, but another option is making your own. Here'...

No More Plastic Bags: The Trashcan Liner Conundrum

For years, we've been using our plastic grocery bags to line all our trashcans (including the one in our kitchen). Now that we've been packing groceries in our own cloth bags, we're running out of pla...

Green NYC: Are You Ready to Pay 6 Cents for a Plastic Bag?

If Mayor Bloomberg has his way, stores will have to start charging 6 cents for every plastic bag they hand out to shoppers. What do you think? At first it might seem like a no-brainer good idea, but c...

Get Ready to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) to Whole Foods!

We saw this sign at our local Whole Foods yesterday, a nice reminder that the stores will stop using plastic bags on Earth Day, April 22nd. There will still be recycled paper bags at checkout, but the...