Bring Your Own Bag Campaign!
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 Single-use bags, whether paper or plastic, create waste
and litter and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Plastic grocery bags are made from oil – a non-renewable resource
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Less than 5% of plastic bags are ever recycled
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Paper bags are made of mostly virgin pulp from trees
One reusable bag replace 1,000 single-use bags over its lifetime! |
If Californians cut 1/2 the consumption of disposable bags. We can save 2,000
barrels of oil a day.
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•Single-use bags waste resources and create litter
- •Offering your customers reusable bags is a great opportunity
- to advertise and show that you care about the environment
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Your support is key to this effort! Participating
stores receive free reminders for shoppers like:
Removable window decals
Buttons for store clerks
Removable register decals
Here are some tips to help shoppers:
Ask customers at the register—”Did you
remember to bring your own bag today?”
Ask clerks to wear their BYOB button to help customers remember their bag
Make remembering bags fun for your staff and
your customers with a promotion or a fun
activity!
Ready to participate? Send us a message at recycling@oaklandnet.com. Give us your name, store name & location and contact information.
We’ll help you get started. You can also call
the hotline and register at
(510) 238-SAVE (7283). | |
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