{"id":3673,"date":"2019-04-02T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/?p=3673"},"modified":"2019-04-01T22:10:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T22:10:52","slug":"changing-the-world-one-plastic-bag-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/2019\/04\/02\/changing-the-world-one-plastic-bag-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the World One Plastic Bag at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that Americans use 100 billion plastic bags over the course of one year? If this number seems startling, think about all your quick late-night Target runs when the cashier puts your snacks in a plastic bag, or your weekly Hy-Vee trips when every few items get their own individual bag. According to Waste Management, only one percent of plastic bags are returned for recycling.<\/p>\n

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Because of this issue of excess plastic bags, a student-led campaign called The Persuasion Project: Bag the Bag<\/em> from Dr. Kelly Herold\u2019s Persuasion and Advocacy course is taking on this environmental problem and allowing Winona State University students to get involved. Bag the Bag<\/em>\u2019s goal is to eliminate plastic from the WSU bookstore as well as the entire campus.<\/p>\n

Personally, I am so proud to be a part of this event and campaign. I myself am guilty of not using reusable bags, but this campus-wide project has shown me how important it is and how much damage even one bag can do to the environment.<\/p>\n

Our goal is to bring awareness to the issue of excess plastic bags and make it easier to properly recycle them. I hope in the future reusable bags are the first choice for students at WSU!<\/p>\n

On Friday, April 5, join the Bag the Bag <\/em>team at the Gazebo from 11am \u2013 1pm to have your single-use plastic bags properly recycled. Need an incentive? Earn yourself a free sticker by bringing in five or more single-use plastic bags.<\/p>\n

Become a part of changing the world one plastic bag at a time by following the event\u2019s Facebook page at Bag the Bag WSU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– Maddie Warder ’21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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