GreenFest 2010 is set for March 20 at Church of the Isles school (206 23rd Ave., IRB, FL 33785). Here is another way your family can save the planet with a little effort...
"Bags are made from the earth's treasures. Ppaer bags are made out of trees; plastic bags are made from oil. And [making] both of them adds a lot of pollution.
"Americans use 40 billion grocery bags in a year. ... Count to five. 1,2,3,4,5.... and guess what - we just used another 60,000 bags!"
See for yourself! Take your family on a field trip to the grocery store. For 10-15 minutes, count all of the bags that leave the store. Now, imagine how many bags you would see in an hour... how many after 24 hours? And that's just one store!
You can help! Make or buy cloth bags to use and reuse for shopping. Lots of great info and bags to buy at http://www.reusablebags.com/. Learn how to recycle the plastic bags you've already got: http://www.ehow.com/how_10885_recycle-plastic-grocery.html (In addition to these ideas, CCCS reuses plastic bags!) For more ideas, check out http://www.50simplekids.com
This information is shared by the book, "The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth," available for purchase on Amazon.com or from your local library.
For more information about the upcoming GreenFest event, including signing up to be a vendor, call CCCS at 727-517-0775.
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