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Kicking a bag habit: Shifting to reusable bags

Sep 19, 2012 | Bambu Batu, Green Living, San Luis Obispo

Far and away, the most common piece of trash we see littering the sides of freeways, clogging gutters, and disgracing our creeks and streams is the single-use, plastic bags. In San Luis Obispo County, shoppers consume nearly 130 million carryout plastic bags a year. ...

Flotsam and Jet Stream: Marine garbage patches

Sep 6, 2011 | Green Living, Renewable Energy

Sorry Oscar, but I HATE trash. Case in point; marine garbage patches. What exactly are these giant, floating messes? Technically, these garbage patches, or suspended litter heaps, are concentrations of debris (usually consisting of small pieces of plastic)...

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Fred’s passion for bamboo and renewables dates back to the early 90s. Since then he has owned and operated two eco-boutiques and written 1000s of articles about bamboo, green living and world travel. He’s also spent a couple decades writing poetry and cultivating bamboo.