As a concerned citizen I urge the Canadian government to support the campaign to ban plastic bags from grocery stores and other retailers and promote the use of durable reusable bags. Plastic bags are now consumed at an astounding rate of approximately 500 billion per year globally, or 1 million per minute. These plastic bags kill thousands of birds and marine wildlife every year, they litter our country, and their manufacture, transportation, and disposal release large amounts of carbon dioxide, contributing to global climate change. As a consumer I pledge to do my part by using a reusable bag whenever possible, but change must also come from within the government to tackle this growing environmental problem.
The emails I receive from you all show how much weight this issue carries for everyone who cares about our environment. I am pushing hard to get someone in the government to actually listen to these concerns instead of ignoring the mess we are creating. It is exhausting work but I am staying with it.
April 22, 2008
Reaching this point has been a long and draining road. I am exhausted by the constant uphill climb but seeing this momentum keeps me going.
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Ben Tebby
8 years ago
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the capitalists are endangering the environment as usual as someone who is a true follower of communism show these imperialist pigs that the environment keeps us all alive CCCP forever comrades
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Natalie DeAngelis
11 years ago
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plastic bags are unnecessary. there is no "good" reason why we cannot use cloth, reusable and paper bags. we will manage just fine without plastic bags that retailors and grocery stores have been cramming down our throats and polluting our water with. Thanks but NO THANKS to plastic bags
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Mike Gomez
18 years ago
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banning them is long overdue. just bring your own bag its not that hard people.
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David Day
18 years ago
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my local grocery store has thousands of them in the bin out front and they just fly away every time the wind picks up. enough is enough.
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Sarah Reyes
18 years ago
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i am so sick of seeing these things stuck in trees everywhere i walk. its just lazy and we need to stop using them yesterday.
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Jessica Lawson
18 years ago
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PLASTIC IS DESTROYING THE PLANET. cant believe we still use these when there are so many better options out there. wake up canada!
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As a concerned citizen I urge the Canadian government to support the campaign to ban plastic bags from grocery stores and other retailers and promote the use of durable reusable bags. Plastic bags are now consumed at an astounding rate of approximately 500 billion per year globally, or 1 million per minute. These plastic bags kill thousands of birds and marine wildlife every year, they litter our country, and their manufacture, transportation, and disposal release large amounts of carbon dioxide, contributing to global climate change. As a consumer I pledge to do my part by using a reusable bag whenever possible, but change must also come from within the government to tackle this growing environmental problem.
The emails I receive from you all show how much weight this issue carries for everyone who cares about our environment. I am pushing hard to get someone in the government to actually listen to these concerns instead of ignoring the mess we are creating. It is exhausting work but I am staying with it.
April 22, 2008
Reaching this point has been a long and draining road. I am exhausted by the constant uphill climb but seeing this momentum keeps me going.
6 Comments
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Ben Tebby
8 years ago
Featured
the capitalists are endangering the environment as usual as someone who is a true follower of communism show these imperialist pigs that the environment keeps us all alive CCCP forever comrades
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Natalie DeAngelis
11 years ago
Featured
plastic bags are unnecessary. there is no "good" reason why we cannot use cloth, reusable and paper bags. we will manage just fine without plastic bags that retailors and grocery stores have been cramming down our throats and polluting our water with. Thanks but NO THANKS to plastic bags
M
Mike Gomez
18 years ago
Featured
banning them is long overdue. just bring your own bag its not that hard people.
D
David Day
18 years ago
Featured
my local grocery store has thousands of them in the bin out front and they just fly away every time the wind picks up. enough is enough.
S
Sarah Reyes
18 years ago
Featured
i am so sick of seeing these things stuck in trees everywhere i walk. its just lazy and we need to stop using them yesterday.
J
Jessica Lawson
18 years ago
Featured
PLASTIC IS DESTROYING THE PLANET. cant believe we still use these when there are so many better options out there. wake up canada!
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the capitalists are endangering the environment as usual as someone who is a true follower of communism show these imperialist pigs that the environment keeps us all alive CCCP forever comrades