Come October and Wal-Mart Stores Inc will be going the eco-friendly way. Yes, the largest retailer in the world has decided to reduce plastic bag wastage in its stores by 25 per cent in the US and 50 per cent in other countries. Keeping in tune with the new green promise, the store will be selling a new 50-cent reusable bag in the U.S. Also, its baggers will be trained to pack bags more efficiently.

Actually, Wal-Mart is just becoming a part of the global attempt to curb the use of plastic bags. San Francisco has outlawed non-biodegradable plastic bags from supermarkets while California is encouraging their reuse. Even China has decided to put an end to the use of ultra-thin plastic bags. Countries like Rwanda and Bangladesh have also followed suit.
But looks like Wal-Mart’s little sacrifice is not aggressive enough! Environmentalists applaud their efforts but they do not think it will be able to make much difference in the large picture. The steps have to be more drastic, they say.
Via economictimes

Colin Firth loves the green

UK designer Kate Molson has every reason to fly high in the eco air! Well, if buzz is to be believed famous actor and popular eco-store owner Colin Firth has fallen in love with her latest creations. Apparently, Molson has come up with a unique range of woven hemp material and Firth is greatly impressed with her designs and concept which makes her use only organic hemp yarn that is sustainably manufactured locally and is free of toxins. So not only will Firth be selling Molson’s first bag in his London store Eco Age but the eco-friendly celeb will also autograph a few bags at a special event to be held at the shop soon.
Molson is absolutely ecstatic with her good luck. She feels honoured by Colin’s gesture and is pleasantly surprised with lady luck smiling so soon at her young career. “I have worked only for five months on these bags,” she shares.
Kate will also be showcasing her work in September’s Huddersfield Open Studio Trail (HOST), a leading showcase events for artists in the UK.
Via batleynews

In this day and age it has become a mounting vogue amid smart and trendy folks to possess a bit of green and chic frills. Mulling over the rising stipulation and curiosity for eco-friendly products, designers are coming with green and fresh innovations day after day.

Amongst the myriad of flourishes being instigated so far, Krejci rubber bags seem to be a gorgeous assortment for usage and carrying out. Marvelous aspect of these Krejci bags is the eco concept behind them. A Glimpse would not divulge that actually they are finished through caste-off rubber tires.
These pretty bags prepared from recycled rubber would be accessible to us not only in diverse sizes and designs but also in special names as well. The attributes which would keep them exceptional from others are their elegant look and stylish names.

For that reason, these eco-friendly bags would essentially catch your attention as each bag is exclusive in its own way. I feel these Krejci’s creations would undoubtedly rule the souk of bags and fashionable accessories in upcoming time.

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Today every positive move towards curbing pollution counts and whenever I hear about any such development I like to share it with you all. After a ban on plastic bags in China, Israel, Australia (Melbourne) and San Francisco, it’s now Los Angeles’ turn.� The city dwellers want to green-up their homes, offices and play grounds by completely shunning plastic bags by 2010. The positive move is now going to materialize with the coming in effect of Assembly bill (AB 2058) next month. The latter will addresses recycling issues and a fee for plastic bags. This means the new legislative measure will take care of the 2.3 billion bags consumed by LA’s population. Until now, there was a voluntary program residing in the city which involved encouraging customers to opt for reusable bags (which sums up to 5% of entire lot).

But as it turns out the move is not enough to tackle the problem of growing numbers of plastic waste. Besides plastic, a ban on Styrofoam will also be implemented by 2009 at all city-owned facilities (including LAX). The enormous Styrofoam and plastic waste piled up in LA contributes to direct pollution of Pacific Ocean owning to the city’s prime location. After hearing all this good news from Melbourne,� San Francisco and now Los Angeles too, I whole heartedly feel others should also embrace such bans, especially India where plastic nuisance has choked her major rivers like Yamuna and is daily adding on to its pollution scale.

Via: inhabitat

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Being sincere towards nature was never this easy and colorful! Now, you can carry sun on your back / shoulder & get charged up (literally!)… Swiss company Sakku specializes in making solar bags from recycled stuff thereby setting an example among companies aspiring to be truly environmentally conscious.

Sakku’s latest solar bag range called Buddy is available in many cheerful shades & patterns. The company believes in Best-out-of-waste and thus produces eco-empowered bags that won’t let you down when it comes to being fashionable!
Each bag in the Buddy collection is crafted carefully to maintain its distinct identity. No duplicates please!

By using recycled fabric from sun umbrellas and sunshades Solar buddy is the best eco-cum-solar product that comes with a small 2.5W solar panel making it a fabulous 2-in-one product. The Buddy bad acts as a solar charger as well! Buddy comes in 2 variants –

•� Buddy Direct: charges portable devices directly from the flexible solar panel AND
•� Buddy Akku: comes with an integrated rechargeable battery and stores the solar energy continuously

These vibrant solar Buddies can be yours at €175 and €245 (direct and akku respectively). You can purchase them from Sakku’s Swiss site and also, from its U.S. online store.

Via: talk2myshirt