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Georgia's Got Recycling in the Bag

July 30th, 2012 in Girl Scouts Kroger plastic bag recycling Georgia Recycling Coalition Keep Thomas County Beautiful Trex Textraw A Bag's Life

Since launching A Bag’s Life earlier this year, Georgia recycling advocates have been busy getting the word out that there is more to me than a one-time tote.

From the southernmost boarder in historic Thomasville, northwest to Rome at the Alabama line and into the heart of metropolitan Atlanta, folks are embracing the notion that I’m not just a pretty face. :-)

A Bag's Life Recycles Plastic

March 7th, 2012 in Georgia Recycling Coalition A Bag's Life Keep Georgia Beautiful recycyle plastic bags plastic wraps

Good Day Atlanta

Reduce, reuse and recycle.

Georgia has joined six other states in a nationwide initiative to educate people about what they can and cannot recycle. You may be surprised by how much trash is really a recycling treasure.

Gloria Hardagree from the Georgia Recyling Coalition and Sarah Visser from Keep Georgia Beautiful spoke about the program on Good Day Atlanta. http://bit.ly/zNG1GT

 

 

February 28, 2012 Proclamed A Bag's Life Day

March 7th, 2012 in Nathan Deal A Bag's Life Mike Beatty Keep Georgia Beautiful Georgia Recycling Coalition Georgia Food Industry Association

WHEREAS

Using minimum resources, thousands of recyclable plastic bags are manufactured in the United States every year; and

WHEREAS

It is important to reduce, reuse and recycle, and to make responsible choices regarding waste reduction. In Georgia, there is an effective infrastructure in place to recycle plastic bags through retailer take-back collection systems; and

WHEREAS

Statewide Plastic Bag Recycling Program Launches at Georgia Capitol

March 7th, 2012 in Recycle Plastic Bags Georgia Mike Beatty recyclers Georgia Recycling Coalition Keep Georgia Beautiful Georgia Food Industry Association

‘A Bag’s Life’ Campaign Offers Education, Website, App to Help Locate 750 Retail Drop-off Sites for Plastic Bags and Wraps Statewide

Southeast Green

Recycling? It’s in the bag

March 7th, 2012 in Georgia Recycling Coalition Georgia Food Industry Association Mike Beatty Recycle Plastic Bags Georgia Rep. Lynn Smith

The Georgia Report

A recycling program that focuses on the plastic bags used by shoppers was kicked off at the state capitol Tuesday by DCA Commissioner Mike Beatty and the chairs of the two committees on natural resources, Sen. Ross Tolleson (R-Perry) and Rep. Lynn Smith (R-Newnan).

Called “A Bag’s Life,” the recycling program has identified nearly 750 locations at grocery and retail stores where consumers can dispose of their plastic shopping bags.