The Monterey Garden Club

SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL

from THE MONTEREY GARDEN CLUB!

LET'S ALL

GO

GREEN!

Every year, over 1 million birds and sea mammals die from plastic ingestion or entanglement,  Plastic NEVER FULLY DECOMPOSES; over time it degrades and breaks down into smaller pieces which cannot be converted by any known process.

SAY NO TO PAPER AND PLASTIC

BRING YOUR OWN BAGS TO THE STORE !

Did you know:

• IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT THE WORLD'S CONSUMPTION OF PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS IS NOW IN EXCESS OF 500 BILLION BAGS - PER YEAR!!!
• The average family brings home 1000 bags every year! and most end up in landfills: about 100 billion bags are sent to landfills in the U.S. each year!
• CHANGING OUR OWN SHOPPING HABITS IS ONE SMALL THING WE CAN DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!
• Towns, villages and whole countries are working to eliminate the use of plastic bags.  In Australia, for example, 3 years after they chose to introduce the use of alternative shopping bags, their consumption of plastic bags had reduced from 6 billion bags to 2.5 billion per year.
• THE REDUCTION OF 3.5 BILLION BAGS IN ONE YEAR EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL - AND THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS!!!!
• Shouldn't we all be doing something ?
• WE ARE!                                               The MONTEREY GARDEN CLUB is proud to offer BAGGU BAGS!! 
  
• These  stylish reusable bags fit right into your purse or pocket
  
• Using one Baggu for one year replaces 300 to 700 disposable plastic or paper bags!
• ONE BAGGU HOLDS THE CONTENTS OF 2-3 PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS - AND IS MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE TO CARRY!
• SUPER STRONG,  (holds 25 pounds!) - but weighs only 2 oz. and fits right  into purse or pocket, unlike the more cumbersome bags sold in the grocery stores and department stores. Always handy when you need them - they are just about leakproof - and you can throw them into the washing machine! 
• Use them for groceries, pharmacy purchases, books, pet food, clothing - just about everything you buy!
  
  
•   WHAT GREAT GIFTS
•       THESE MAKE!!!