This week for Share and Voice, I went to youtube and typed in environmental issues after watching several videos, I finally found that I not only agree with but like. Along with this video I am sharing the website of the people who made the video. The video is about our usage of plastic bags and how its harmful for our environment. Here is the link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ-ox6kzwTk
The website is called Eco Trend Bags. It's an organization trying to sell cotton bags for people to in replacement of plastic ones.. I looked at some of their products and I love it. They sell the regular cotton bags that everyone carries their groceries in but one thing I thought I was really cool was that sell cotton bags for wine bottles to go into. Usually wine bottles go into paper bags which isn't as bag as plastic but if you buy more than one bottle they put all the individual bags into a plastic bag. These cotton wine bottle bags have handles so no need for the extra plastic bag. I also find the wine bottle bags would make a great gift, my step dad drinks wine like it's water, so since the holidays are arriving, it's a great idea!
I had no clue that America uses one trillion plastic bags per year and it can take up to one thousand years for a plastic bag to break down! Re-usable bags would help our environment so much and videos like this one help encourage it. We don't hear about this issue enough so bringing a cotton bag with us to the store isn't second nature. This was an awesome and eye opening video, I am going to try and use more cotton from now on.
ReplyDeleteI know the stats about plastic bags and it just makes me cringe. I wish more people used reusable bags but even I find it hard to use them all of the time. I fear that it'll be hard for reusable bags to catch on until they begin to be offered for free at the end of the check out line along with plastic and paper bags.
ReplyDeleteI am so forgetful that even though I have reusable grocery bags I am very bad at using them! Maybe if I had a cuter one from Eco Trend Bags I would remember to use it... Thanks!
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