"Sunday Is No Plastic Bag Day" Campaign | Miri Resort City.com | MiriCity.my

Dueras Green comments: There is another follower for this campaign..Miri is joinig the mission to STAY GREEN..Come on everyone..Lets share the thoughts.
 
Since 6 September 2009, the Miri City Council announced that Sunday Is "No Plastic Bag Day��?.


The Objectives of Campaign is to to create awareness among the public on the dangers of expansive use of plastic, reduce or minimize the plastic usage starting from shopping complexes by using recyclable shopping bags and encourage public from various levels to participate in environmental awareness programme.
Shoppers are reminded to “bring their own shopping bags��? because participating Hypermarket and Supermarket / Departmental Stores will not be issuing plastic bag for free on Sunday. However, should the shoppers still require a plastic bag, they can purchase one for RM0.20 and all these charges collected will be donated to charitable organizations or NGOs by the individual outlets. As an alternative, some Hypermarket / Supermarket will also be selling “Ecobags��? at a discount price provided the “Ecobags��? was filled with purchased items on Sunday. It has been announced that this campaign will also fall on Fridays and Saturdays of the week. It has also recently been announced that starting May 2010, this campaign will start with no plastic bags for every day of the week.

It was indeed a welcoming move by the participating outlets, and to date, the following stores / Supermarkets have agreed and confirmed participation.
* Boulevard Hypermarket & Departmental Store
* Giant Supermarket
* E-mart Supermarket
* Servay Supermarket
* Sin Liang Supermarket
* Nam Leong Departmental Store
* Pasar Edar Ekonomi
* Super Save Departmental Store
* Ng Sian Hap Trading
* G.K Supermarket

Electronics recycling drive benefits charity

BLOOMINGTON — General Manager Marcus Hayes didn’t know what to expect from the first electronics recycling drive at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, but he got his first clue from a line of cars waiting for him to open the gate.
“It’s taking off faster than I thought,” said Hayes, as he watched a steady stream of cars pull in during the first hour.
Frank and Judy Piejko of Bloomington were first in line, dropping off computers that had been in their basement for five years. “We can finally get rid of it,” said Judy Piejko, who was happy to donate to a good cause.
Habitat sells the electronics to Romeoville-based Vintage Tech Recyclers, which pays Habitat by the pound. That money is used to operate the local Habitat chapter.
“It’s not that much, but the important thing is it keeps hazardous material out of the landfill,” said Hayes.
Partly because of the many hazardous materials contained in electronics, an Illinois law that goes into effect Jan. 1 will ban electronics from landfills.
Frank Piejko said he wouldn’t have thrown away the computers. “That’s why it’s been in the basement so long,” he said. “I didn’t want it to go to the wrong place.”
Before Saturday, ReStore commonly received donations of televisions and cordless phones. On Saturday, volunteers unloaded everything from Christmas lights and microwaves to nearly new printers and computers.
Al Radefeld of Bloomington thought the drive was a good chance to get rid of phones and a computer he had sitting around for a couple of years.
“I thought I would repair it, but I didn’t,” Radefeld said.
Vintage Tech Recyclers refurbishes some items, although many dropped off Saturday were in working condition. Some of those, such as DVD players, are in high demand and could be sold through the ReStore.
Jim Mullins of Bloomington and sons Avery, 7, and Cole, 6, brought a 36-inch television to the drive. They used the television occasionally, but Mullins hoped someone might get more use out of it.
Avery echoed that sentiment after handing over the remote. “We didn’t use it,” he said. “I’m happy.”


Read more: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/electronics-recycling-drive-benefits-charity/article_b8c2669a-0d8e-11e1-ae35-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1dYJcPoGK

Green Dueras comment: If you are doing it, you are not doing it just for yourself..do it for OTHERS..It might helps who needed by just RECYCLE...

Recycle old TVs, computers and cell phones Nov. 15

Recycle old TVs, computers and cell phones Nov. 15
Green Dueras Comment: There must be a lot of this unuseful gadgets at home. So COME ON..recycle...!!!

Say No To Plastic Bags | Malaysian Today

This should be a practice to all the goverment in any countries. Without any inforcement, the campaign will never going to be take out seriously. Create awareness of how important to SAVE THE INVIRONTMENT by implement this to all the public.

No Plastic Bag day? Customers say ‘I would rather pay’

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