[SustainableTompkins] The End of Garbage at the Ithaca Farmers Market

[Joel and Sarah Gagnon]

It may be zero waste on site (commendable, to be sure). Any consideration 
given to the plastic bags the vendors use for sales? Personally, I think 
the Ithaca Farmers' Market is sufficiently popular that they could afford 
to push a bit by requiring vendors to charge for either paper or plastic 
bags. That would reward those who bring their own containers, which is what 
we all should be doing.

Joel

At 08:08 AM 3/30/07 -0500, you wrote:
>Starting on opening day, April 7, The Ithaca Farmers Market will be zero
>waste. All utensils and food containers will be compostable.
>We believe this is only the second farmer's market in the country to
>implement this, after Boulder, Co.
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>Stephen C. Nicholson
>President, Sustainable Tompkins
>Ithaca, NY
>607-539-6923
>scnfish at clarityconnect.com
>www.sustainabletompkins.org
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>*THE END OF GARBAGE*
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