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Interview with Donna Dempsey from the American Progressive Bag Alliance
Donna Dempsey, the spokesperson for the American Progressive Bag Alliance, talks with KRLA Radio about the negative impact of LA¿s proposed plastic bag, what it would mean for LA commerce and for local jobs.
Don't Kill Our Jobs with a Plastic Bag Ban
Some Los Angeles City Council members are actually spending their time talking about a ban on paper and plastic grocery bags. A ban will threaten thousands of local jobs and raise grocery costs for working families.
Los Angeles: Enough is Enough
At some point, we've got to draw the line on crazy laws. Los Angeles is facing devasting unemployment and skyrocketing deficits. But what are some city council members focused on? Banning 100% recyclable grocery bags.
Los Angeles: Enough is Enough (Spanish)
Es tiempo de decirle "no" a las leyes equivocadas.
LA Advertisement: Spanish Version
Es tiempo de decirle "no" a las leyes equivocadas.
Radio Clip: LA Advertisement
Draw the line on crazy laws! Some Los Angeles City Council members are trying to ban 100% recyclable grocery bags. Thousands of local jobs would be lost, and it won't help the environment.
Ever Wonder Who's Behind Nanny State Legislation?
Watch how these lobbyists influenced Seattle city council's misguided bag legislation.
Plastic Bag Bans Creep Across The Country
As Seattle's city council is set to vote on law that would outlaw use of plastic grocery bags, Hilex Poly CEO Stan Bikulege talks about the misinformation about plastic bags.
How gross are your reusable grocery bags?
More and more shoppers are giving reusable totes a try, but some health experts worry we're at risk for food borne illness. To find out more, we took a sampling of bags for lab analysis.
What's Lurking in Your Reusable Bags?
Microbiologists have found harmful bacteria in reusable bags such as E. coli, salmonella and fecal coliform, which can cause food borne illness.
What's Your Plastic Bag IQ?
What's your plastic bag IQ? Check out what people across the country had to stay when we asked them.
Radio Clip: Interview with Dr. Charles Gerba
A recent peer-reviewed study found that most consumers never wash their reusable shopping bags between uses. Large numbers of bacteria were found in almost all of the tested bags.
Practice Safe Sacks
Reusable bags can carry a lot of things, including bacteria and lead, that can make you and your family sick.
Plastic Bags Make Sense
Plastic bags make sense...and have many other uses, too.
Green or Gross: How Green Is Your Reusable Shopping Bag?
Truth behind so-called 'environmentally friendly' products
La Gente Detras de las Bolsas
Para mas de 30.000 estadounidenses sus puestos de trabajo dependen en hacer y reciclar bolsas de plastico. Estos son empleos que estimulan el sector industrial. Escuche lo que algunos de nuestros empleados en Carrolton, Texas dice sobre su trabajo, lo que significa para ellos y para la economia de EE.UU.
The People Behind the Bags
More than 30,000 Americans depend on jobs that help make and recycle plastic bags. These are jobs that support manufacturing. Listen to what some of our employees in Carrollton, Texas have to say about their work, and what it means to them and to the U.S. economy.
American Mom, American Job: Hilex Supervisor Jean Thornton
Plastic bags aren't just a part of her household, they are her livelihood. Spend a few minutes at home and on the job with Hilex Poly Converting Supervisor Jean Thornton to learn about the people behind your grocery bag.
Bag O'Nomics
Bag bans and taxes are hurting economies, increasing costs and inconveniencing consumers throughout the world. Take a look at the below infographic to learn more.
Behind the scenes at the world's largest bag-to-bag recycling plant
Watch how Hilex Poly turns old plastic bags into new ones at the world's largest closed-loop recycling plant.
Hilex Poly: Recycling bags and creating green jobs
Twenty five million pounds of plastic bags, wraps and film are recycled every year at a facility in North Vernon, Indiana. Meet the people that make the facility run.
Special Report: What's in the Bag?
You may not realize bacteria could be exploding in the bottom of reusable grocery bags as you reuse them week after week. Would you still be willing to put your groceries in those bags if you really knew what was lurking at the bottom?
A New Look at Plastic Bags
Take a look at the plastic bag recycling process, and then see all the new, useful things that are made from recycled plastic bags.
Practice Safe Sacks
Do you use reusable bags? If so, check out this video for some basic tips on keeping your bags clean and your family healthy.
An Inside Look at the World's Largest "Bag-2-Bag" Recycling Facility
Hilex Poly is working hard to develop a recycling stream that will change the way you think and feel about about plastic bags. This is an inside look at their state-of-the-art facility in North Vernon, IN.
Vote No on the Bag Tax
Maryland's economy is still struggling—and now some legislators are making it worse with a new grocery tax. Tell your legislators to fix Maryland's real problems.
Radio Ad: No Tax on Our Groceries
Maryland families are struggling, and this radio ad says, "With so many people out of work in Maryland...we just can't afford another tax on our grocery bill."
Radio Ad: Paper or Plastic?
Paper or plastic? This radio ad says, "It doesn't matter to the tax-and-spend gang in Annapolis—they want to charge you for both."
Indiana Adventures Visits Hilex Poly
Did you know that plastic grocery bags are 100% recyclable? WFYI's Indiana Expeditions program visits the world's largest closed-loop plastic bag recycling facility—operated by Hilex Poly in North Vernon, Indiana.
Oregon's Potential Plastic Bag Ban & the Economy
Hilex Poly's Mark Daniels discusses the potential adverse effects that enacting a ban on plastic bags would have on Oregon's economy.
Oregon's Potential Plastic Bag Ban & the Environment
Hilex Poly's Mark Daniels discusses the benefits of recycling plastic bags, and the smart solution regarding plastic bags in Oregon: increased recycling.
Hilex Poly Feature on Green Earth Journal
Hilex Poly's innovative "Bag-2-Bag" recycling program was featured on a recent segment of Discovery Channel's Green Earth Journal.
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Learn the Facts
- Studies show that taxes and bans don't keep plastic litter out of the landfill. Without plastic grocery bags, people just purchase replacement bags—often made of thicker, heavier plastic—and then send those bags to the landfill, too. More »
- Plastic bags make up a tiny fraction (less than 0.5 percent) of the municipal solid waste stream. More »
- Plastic bags are chosen by more than 90 percent of consumers at the checkout. About 9 out of every 10 consumers reuse these bags for everyday household purposes. More »