An exciting new effort to invigorate the consistent utilization of reusable bags was launched by Wilton Go Green during early 2011. BYOB is a project put into practice by Wilton Go Green and is short for ‘Bring Your Own Bag’. The program was set in motion all over Wilton, that also featured an art contest held for students attending the local schools. Over 12,000 eco friendly bags were passed out as part of the competition. Before the project, the rate of using reusable bags was determined to be about eight to ten percent. After the audit in June, the stats grew to twenty percent and more.
Long term goals and targeted numbers
Based upon a WiltonBulletin.com report, the objective of this campaign is to improve the overall use of these recyclable bags by 50 percent by spring time 2012. In case the target isn’t experienced by the set time, the Board of Selectmen are going to take tougher steps to adopt eco-friendly practices. A second audit in November will discover the success of these pursuits. Even though the advantages of the venture have been impressive until now, the success has been slower than desired. The Board of Selectmen in Wilton had originally intended to ban or possibly charge an additional fee for plastic bags in shopping outlets in addition to grocery stores.
Representatives from Westport spoke about a rewarding activity undertaken in Westport in September 2008 where the prohibiting of plastic bags accelerated the utilization of recyclable or reusable bags by 70%. Wilton also contemplated following suit prior to opting for the Wilton Go Green program. The 12,000 reusable bags that were distributed absolutely free consisted of ten thousand reusable bags from the Stop and Shop Earth Day project and the remaining from the art contest. These reusable custom bags were passed out in several of the food markets as well as the library and town hall of Wilton.
Cloth, paper, plastic
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) of the U.S. estimates that a minimum of a hundred billion plastic bags are dumped each year. Taking more than a thousand years to break down, these plastic bags furthermore contaminate water bodies as well as put in danger the local eco-systems. The unsafe fumes produced by the incineration of the plastic waste also pollutes the atmosphere. Paper bags are also not considered as eco-friendly since millions of trees are cut down annually to fabricate paper. The shipping and manufacturing costs of paper is calculated to be 4 times greater than plastic.
Small inconveniences with great payoffs
Members of the venture feel that minor inconveniences like carrying your own shopping bag will likely reap long term benefits. Since it is improbable to generate major enhancements very quickly, small techniques bringing about environment friendly habits will substantially minimize the utilization of plastic and consequent contamination of the environment. The campaign is in addition a technique to conserve a healthy environment for future generations. Even if the immediate link between using dangerous or non-biodegradable products are not obvious, dismissing green practices can have catastrophic effects. Wilton Go Green sees this action as an option for the community to take small steps in conserving the earth.
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