Report #: 13
Name of Topic: Increasing the use of cloth (reusable) grocery bags instead of plastic
Name of Leader: Kathleen Osta
Names of Participants: Kathleen Osta
Previous story regarding this topic if there is one: Perhaps because plastic grocery bags are recyclable, people don’t think that they have a negative impact on the environment. There’s possibly a belief that it is better than using paper also.
Highlights of Discussion (present story unfolding): Am curious to know what might motivate more people to use reusable grocery bags. In some countries there is a charge for using them. In other countries they are banned. The # of plastic bags & their environmental impact is staggering.
Future Action/Next Steps:
Will learn and memorize the statistics from an article I have read and still have. Will share that information with others; give them as gifts to friends; tell people this story of no one attending this session out of more than 30 people – which, though not shocking, does say something.
