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Grandmothers for Peace International |
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Grandmothers for Peace International |
Dear Grandmothers for Peace:
Are you considering buying a “store” canvas bag for your grocery shopping? Why not use your Grandmothers for Peace tote, or purchase one from us? If you shop twice a week you would save two plastic bags from going into the landfill by using our tote for part of your purchase. Doesn’t sound like much does it? Well, in a month you would save eight bags, and in a year that would be 96 bags. Multiply that by perhaps a thousand of us doing that and it is 96,000 less bags in a landfill. See how important we are collectively in this — and the entire process! Together we can make a difference — and I am not just talking totes!
An article in the Sacramento News and Review, August 9, 2007, stated, “It takes around 430,000 gallons of oil to produce 100 million standard plastic grocery bags (or about 232 bags per gallon), according to Jared Blumenfeld of the San Francisco Department of the Environment. But stats from the American Forest and Paper Association in 1999 suggest that an equal amount of paper bags kill 14,000 trees (about 714 bags per tree).” And, I say, we need to preserve our natural resources! Order one of our open top totes now and REGULAR SHIPPING IS FREE. They also make great gifts for any occasion. We can spread our message and help the environment too. You can pack one of the totes with your bread, cheese, fruit, and maybe your headache remedies caused by the current administration and Congress!
One bag a trip — 96,000 bags/year if we all try to make a difference.
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