The AFM “Got Baggage” initiative, new for our 4th season, aims to eliminate plastic bags at the market. Striving to be part of a solution for plastic pollution, AFM is encouraging visitors to bring reusable shopping bags or borrow reusable bags from the Market Manager’s tent. Vendors will use BioBags® when needed.
A big thank you to the following individuals and businesses that have donated to our reusable bag collection:
- David and Cynthia Whitty
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- Teri Wysor, Embroidery Place, and Nadine Heaps, Purple Ink & Prevention with Purpose
Special thanks to new neighbor, Needham Bank, for their marketing and design help with our campaign.
Below are some great tips from AFM supporter, Leah Marshquist:
- Freezer cooking reduces some packaging waste because you are use some bulk ingredients with less packaging than you would otherwise if you were cooking these meal individually. These dishes are square which uses freezer space efficiently. They also work for regular food storage.
- Alternatives to paper or plastic sac lunches: PlanetBox
- Alternatives to plastic water bottles: Life Factory, glass drink bottles
- Alternatives to plastic sandwich bags: Wax paper bags (which you can then compost) or Lunchskins
Local coverage of this important topic:
Want more information on the impact of plastic bags. Click on any of the links below.
- Concord, Mass. Becomes First City in U.S. to Ban Plastic Water Bottles!
- Bag It! movie resources
- ReUseIt: www.reuseit.com
- Life Without Plastic: www.lifewithoutplastic.com/store/
- BPA ratings in canned food: www.ewg.org/research/bpa-canned-food/ewg-s-market-survey-and-analysis
- Treehugger environmental blog: www.Treehugger.com
- Environmental parenting blog: www.Inhabitots.com
Do you have any plastic reduction tips you want to share with us? Let us know what you’re doing to be part of the solution to plastic pollution.
