Here at P^3, our mission is to protect our earth from the many evils of plastic bags by informing the public and promoting the use of reusable shopping bags.
A few days ago Citlaly, Karina and I (Mikayla) set out to change the world. We recognized a very real problem that we face every day. Plastic bags! :^O
About 2 million plastic bags are used every minute around the world and over 1 trillion plastic bags are used every year worldwide. Americans use and throw away 100 billion plastic bags every year, which requires 12 million barrels of oil per year to manufacture. When plastics break down, they don't biodegrade; they photo-degrade. This means the materials break down to smaller fragments which readily soak up toxins. They then contaminate soil, waterways, and animals upon digestion.
Due to this, we've found the perfect solution....Reusable shopping bags!
Reusable shopping bags can last for years because of their durability! They're more efficient to transport and better to carry.
So how could we encourage people to use them? Incentives of course!
We came up with a plan to have people pledge their support to our cause and then have a chance to win a free reusable shopping bag. Everyone that participates will be given candy so people will have even more of a reason to help us recycle plastic bags safely.
Once our movement gains momentum we hope local businesses will help us in our endeavor to support the use of reusable shopping bags.
A few days ago Citlaly, Karina and I (Mikayla) set out to change the world. We recognized a very real problem that we face every day. Plastic bags! :^O
About 2 million plastic bags are used every minute around the world and over 1 trillion plastic bags are used every year worldwide. Americans use and throw away 100 billion plastic bags every year, which requires 12 million barrels of oil per year to manufacture. When plastics break down, they don't biodegrade; they photo-degrade. This means the materials break down to smaller fragments which readily soak up toxins. They then contaminate soil, waterways, and animals upon digestion.
Due to this, we've found the perfect solution....Reusable shopping bags!
Reusable shopping bags can last for years because of their durability! They're more efficient to transport and better to carry.
So how could we encourage people to use them? Incentives of course!
We came up with a plan to have people pledge their support to our cause and then have a chance to win a free reusable shopping bag. Everyone that participates will be given candy so people will have even more of a reason to help us recycle plastic bags safely.
Once our movement gains momentum we hope local businesses will help us in our endeavor to support the use of reusable shopping bags.