Mission, KS Reusable Shopping Bags Program

Type: Program

Status: Ongoing

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

Description:

Shopping Bags for Sale at City Hall
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.