View source for Mission, KS Reusable Shopping Bags Program

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'''Type''': Program

'''Status''': Ongoing

'''Source File''': http://www.mission-ks.org/index.asp?NID=192

'''Description''':

'''Shopping Bags for Sale at City Hall'''<br>
Reusable Shopping Bags - $2.00 Each

More than 380 billion plastic bags are used in the United States every year. Of those,
approximately 100 billion are plastic shopping bags, which cost retailers about $4 billion
annually.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, only 1% of plastic bags were recycled in 2000.

What are the benefits of reusable bags?
* They have a much lower life cycle impact than any single-use bag
* Hold around twice as many items as plastic bags
* Easier to carry as they have more comfortable handles
* Won't burst under the weight of heavy shopping items such as soft drinks
* Reduce the number of plastic bags that are produced, recycled and disposed of

Buy your Re-usable Shopping Bags for $2.00 each at Mission City Hall, 6090 Woodson Rd.
 
or

You can purchase a bag at Chacko's at 6001 Johnson Drive and receive a  ten-cent credit when you bring your bag in.

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