Plastic? NOT Fantastic

The EcoMomsAct project has a new challenge to pimp. You want in? Read on...

From BlogHers Act Canada:

According to Greenloop, "Each year over 1 million birds and sea mammals die from plastic ingestion or entanglement.  Fifteen million trees are cut down every year to make paper bags in this country.  Less than 1% of plastic shopping bags get recycled.  12 Million barrels of oil are used annually to produce plastic bags in the US."

Over the last couple of years, it's been getting easier and easier to be a consumer who shops without the use of plastic bags.  In our front hall closet we have a big pile of cotton and canvas shopping bags, and on a good day, I remember to bring them with me.  (The trick seems to be leaving some cloth bags or a basket in the trunk of the car.)  I even bought reusable mesh shopping bags, which I love because it means I don't even have to use those thin, clear plastic bags when I buy produce.

February’s Challenge

This month, BlogHers ACT Canada’s mission is to eliminate the use of plastic shopping bags.  We don’t just want to cut back on using them, we want to get rid of them completely. If China can do it, so can you!  Getting rid of the bags you have lying around in your home is the first step. So join BlogHers ACT Canada, and our partners, Green Mom Finds and the League of Maternal Justice, and DITCH THOSE BAGS.

We've got prizes!

We realize that this is an uphill battle.  Maybe your family has a mountain of plastic bags stashed somewhere at home.  If this is the case, how creative can you get with them?  Can you find an alternative use for those evil plastic bags? Gather all of the plastic bags from around your home and do something with them.  Make a tote bag.  Make a hat. Anything.  Then, take a photo of your creation and blog about it. Or, take a photo that shows how you deal with those plastic shopping bags in another way, like recycling them.  Don’t forget to comment back here by February 15th, with a link, and a random draw of participants will determine the five winners of these EcoMomsAct prizes: three winners will receive a Greenloop reusable shopping bag, one winner a Skeeda reusable bag, and another winner will receive a set of reusable mesh produce BYO Bags.  Prizes are all courtesy of the lovely ladies at Green Mom Finds.  Good luck!

Got all that? Good. Now get to work on those bags. They won't recycle themselves.

Comments

[Lindsay]

I don't think anyone wants to see pictures of what I do with plastic bags - double wrapping nasty poopy diapers with them. *sigh* I guess I could find something crafty do do with them and my kids and be a good mom for once, right?
BTW, who won the nomeatpoweek contest? I still totally want the vegan leather bag ;)

[Yazmena]

Funny I was planning on having a "go green" party with some friends where we would turn all our plastic baggies into (hopefully) stylish reusable bags via a hot iron and some baking parchment. Too bad I don't have a blog.

[christy]

We have gone green and are offering Seventh Generation diapers on our most popular diaper cakes. www.thediapercake.com