Posts Tagged ‘plastic grocery bags’
Plastic Bag Tarps Provide Shelter in Haiti’s Rainy Season
Ever since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, relief supplies and donations have been pouring in.
But in May, displaced Haitians will experience a different type of pouring.
The Haiti rainy season will begin. And thousands of people still do not have adequate shelter.
Inspired by a project in a book entitled, “Making It: Manufacturing [...]
Plastic Grocery Bags On the Way Out
As the mom of 4 (hungry) kids, trips to the grocery store have often resulted in a cart filled to the brim and then, I cringe when the store clerk starts filling numerous plastic grocery bags so I can haul the purchases home. Oh sure, sometimes the cashier will ask me, “Paper or plastic, ma’am?” [...]

