How Many Sandwich Baggies do you send to school everyday with your child? How many Ziplock bags do you take to work everyday?
In theUnited Stateswe send 20 million plastic baggies to landfills everyday! Only 1-3% of these bags are recycled. By the end of the school year it is estimated that each child will generate 67 pounds of waste.
Why should we care about this? A major problem is that plastic is non-biodegradable. There is an estimated 50,000 pieces of plastic per square mile in the world’s oceans. 3 mothers were horrified by these statistics and wanted to make a difference. So they created Lunchskins.
Lunchskins are a food-safe, dishwasher friendly alternative to the plastic bag! In 2010 people using Lunchskins saved 120 million plastic baggies from going to landfills. They come in different colors and designs. Stop by the preschool lobby to check out some sandwich bag and snack bag examples!
We are selling them in the preschool and they will benefit our school. Sandwich bags are $6.80 and Snack Bags are $5.97.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and help Beth Shalom! Orders are due Friday, February 24th.
You can fill out the form below and submit a payment using a credit card. It does say “donate,” but that is the proper paypal button to click.
