Eco-News

San Diego’s City Council is poised to whether to address that type of litter at its source.

In its struggle to make New York more green, the Bloomberg administration has tried discouraging people from using plastic bags. It has taken out ads beseeching residents to use cloth bags and set up recycling bins for plastic bags at supermarkets.

Bottled water sales are expected to slow to a trickle this year, and producers are blaming everything from the parched economy to the kitchen sink.

The green giveaway of the moment—the reusable shopping bag—is a case study in how tricky it is to make products environmentally friendly.

by David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Students of Malibu High School’s Environmental Club and the Malibu Boys and Girls Club’s “Green Teens” group spelled out RETHINK to send a message to the Malibu council about banning plastic bags.