As you may (or may not) know Vancouver British Columbia city council has managed to put a ban on plastic bags. Also, Downey California is contemplating  a ban on plastic bags.  

Here are a couple of links that describe their efforts:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=53a6186c-2492-407f-a893-d53e07117c56

http://www.thedowneypatriot.net/view_full.php?article=0000004622

It’s an exciting time for the environment and it’s good to see people and cities standing up for the cause.

Wal-Mart stores in Mexico and United States have made an effort to reduce plastic bag waste and cost by introducing new and affordable reusable bags.

Check out this link:

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/149720.asp

We hope that others are inspired to continue their push to reduce bag waste.