Making Sense of Disposable Bag Fees In dealing with the negative impact of disposable plastic bags, there are options. Bag bans have increased in popularity, with many cities and states claiming plastic bag bans work. Plastic is bad for the planet, and bans reduce plastic, so it seems like a good solution. While plastic trash […]
How the Garden State Is Going Green New Jersey is about to become the next state to ban single-use plastic bags. Like most bag bans, it has been a process, and there were some unexpected turns along the way. Since the start, we have been following the journey, and you can learn more about the […]
Reviewing What We Learned and Looking Ahead The disposable plastic bag ban movement sustained some setbacks, but things are back on track. As we look back over the last year, there were a lot of exciting developments. New bag bans went into action, and several existing bans were reinstated. A significant and continued trend for […]
What Does Washington’s Bag Ban Mean for Your Business and Customers? After several delays, a single-use plastic bag ban will go into action in Washington on October 1, 2021. This ban has been a long-time coming and while it’s certainly a big deal for environmental reasons, it also signals a big change for businesses and […]
How One Community Is Making a Difference Not all trash is, well, trash. Sometimes people have items they no longer want or need that still have a lot of use left to them. Sending these items to a landfill is wasteful and it also fills up a landfill prematurely. A recent article published by Waste […]
The Centennial State Goes Green with Bag Ban A single-use plastic bag ban passed in Colorado after years of hard work. While the state ban was worked out, several cities throughout the state passed their own plastic bag bans and fees; showing that there was interest and support for such a measure. We have been […]
What Your Business Needs to Know to Go Green in Philly Philadelphia is one of the latest cities in the U.S. to ban single-use plastic bags. We first talked about Philadelphia and their proposed bag fee back in 2015. After years of hard work and various setbacks, including two delays related to the pandemic, single-use […]
What You Need to Know About the Connecticut Bag Ban Connecticut is soon to be the latest state to implement a single-use plastic bag ban. If you have a retail business then this ban is a big change and also a unique opportunity. Let’s go over what you need to know about the Connecticut bag […]
Align Your Strategy to Support Your Customers and Grow Your Business Customer experience matters, and providing the right experience can keep your customers coming back. Much like it impacted everything, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped the customer experience. A recent study conducted by Right Point zeros in on some significant points that will impact the […]
Be Prepared for Changes Coming to the Constitution State A law passed in 2019 called to ban single-use plastic bags throughout Connecticut. The measure implemented a plan to phase in the ban. Initially, a fee would be charged for disposable plastic bags and the fee would eventually give way to a complete ban. Everything was […]