Rosemont School ‘Going
Green’ With Recycling Bags
In an effort
to encourage the Rosemont School of the Holy Child community to go green, the Student Council is
selling reusable shopping bags to replace plastic shopping bags. Listed below are
some detrimental effects of plastic bags on our environment.
- Plastic
bags produce waste. Once they
are used, most plastic bags go to a landfill or are discarded to litter the
environment. If they are burned, the bags produce toxic fumes.
- Plastic
bags are non-biodegradable. Plastic
bags require about 1,000 years to decompose.
- Plastic
bags are harmful to animals.
About 100,000 animals such as dolphins, turtles, whales, penguins are killed
every year by eating plastic bags.
- Petroleum
is required to produce plastic bags.
The bags are
being sold for $2.50 each. Proceeds from the sale of these bags will further
Student Council initiatives.
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