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Month: February, 2010

An Update

Over two years ago, I communicated with council asking them to consider a bylaw to ban single use plastic shopping bags in Dryden, ON.  Realizing the importance of sustainability fueled my desire for the success of this initiative to reduce waste.

The current status of my campaign:

Sioux Lookout is moving ahead with a plan to ban [...]

Revisiting the Plastic Bag Ban

The Marion Drysdale Contest
I would like to share with you some great news!  I submitted a video entry to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Student Achievement Awards.  The award contest that I entered was established by the provincial assembly in 1984 in honour of Marion Drysdale for her dedicated work, and so is known as the [...]

Inspirational Presentations

What does carrying the Olympic Torch mean to you?
“On January 1, 2008 I made a New Year’s resolution to raise awareness and discourage the use of single use plastic shopping bags.  Being anonymously nominated to carry the Olympic Torch means that I have raised community awareness and I have also become an inspirational role model. [...]

The Story of Stuff

Please check out these incredible videos!
“The Story of Stuff” & “The Story of Cap and Trade” by Annie Leonard

Welcome

Together We Can Eliminate the Distribution of Single Use Plastic Shopping Bags
Thank you for visiting One Less Plastic Bag on the web. Waste reduction is such a small step that we are all capable of taking; it is a step in the right direction for us to be able to achieve our future environmental goals. [...]

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