#141 Plastic bag free
We consume and eventually discard anywhere between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic bags every year—20 million every minute.
So starting tomorrow I'm going to go without for one week.
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nice one. thanks for elaboating on why this is worth doig nd the numbers. I had a sceptic comment on mine.
im on day two, but goig a bit easy coz i havent shopped yet. but i'm keeping the xperiment updated constantly.
power to you.
michael.
This is so worthwhile and not only for a week, but as often as possible every day of the future. I guess we women are at a bit of an advantage becuase we usually carry a handbag. I keep two reusable bags in mine at all times. One is a "vintage" model that is shaped like a flat wallet and unzips to become a small nylon carry bag. The other is an Envirosax bag (quite large) that rolls up to a compact size and weighs next to nothing. I always have an alternative to platic bags with me, and that doesn't include the string bag, cooler bags and green bags I leave in my car for stops at the food stores.
C'mon everyone, reusable bags are easy to get these days, light and compact and many clip onto another bag you carry anyway. Please invest in a couple and you'll be able to say no to plastic many, many times.
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