Re: [greenyes] Wal-M.A.R.T.'s plastic bag color and plastic bag collection

["Maui Recycling Service" <info@no.address>]

We use to have an account to haul plastic bags from the lone Walmart store 
on Maui, however, even though they collected the bags at the front of their 
store, very rarely did the bags ever make it to the recycle bin we provided. 
After several months of non use, and multiple attempts at working with the 
store management on this problem, we pulled our bin and cancelled the 
account.  It was easy money, but we are not in the business of helping 
companies green wash.  I do not know if they currently have an account with 
another company for their plastic bags.

Shaun Stenshol
President
Maui Recycling Service
Bio-Beetle Rental Car
Maui Green Energy
http://www.mauirecycles.com
http://www.bio-beetle.com
http://www.mauigreenenergy.org


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephan Pollard" <sp@no.address>
To: "Green Yes" <greenyes@no.address>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 9:01 AM
Subject: [greenyes] Wal-M.A.R.T.'s plastic bag color and plastic bag 
collection


> I'm curious.  I had presumed that Wal-M.A.R.T. had plastic bag collection 
> boxes (similar to the one pictured here 
> <http://www.diversi-plast.com/diversiplast/DivPlast.nsf/7%20Product%20Applications?OpenPage>) 
> for the public's use in all their stores as they do in the Northwest 
> Arkansas region.  If anyone knows of a Wal-M.A.R.T. store that doesn't 
> regularly keep a plastic bag collection box(es) available would you kindly 
> drop me a line by sending me an email (sp@no.address)?
>
> Also, in the Northwest Arkansas region, the corporation, a couple of 
> months ago, shifted from the use of blue vest-type carrier bags to white 
> vest-type carrier bags.  I'm wondering where else this may have happened. 
> Why this was done, I don't know but the lighter color apparently makes the 
> bags more easily dealt with in terms of their recyclability by plastic 
> lumber manufactures.  Again, would you mind dropping me a line?
>
> Thanks much.
>
> Stephan