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So what’s the problem
Our society is fundamentally broken
Not enough people are trying to fix it
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Our Principles
Lots of people doing a little bit of work
Collaborative and Inclusive
Fun and Social
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Why plastic bags?
Harmful and Unnecessary
Widespread and Visible
Achievable
Capacity Building
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The US uses 60,000 bags every 5 seconds
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Not so good for wildlife
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A few facts
New Zealand uses a billion plastic bags a year
Plastic bags are the second most common marine debris found on beaches.
1/3 of all leather back turtle necropsies since 1968 found ingested plastic bags
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What we do - Stalls
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Petitions
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Craft Days
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Postcards
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Exciting times
Warehouse to start charging for plastic bags
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Go Bob Harvey!
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National day of action
Late April 2009
Stickers, petitions and surveys
Direct pressure on big retailers to charge for bags and give the profits away
Call for government (local & national) to pass ‘no free plastic bags’ legislation
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Get Involved
Facebook – search ‘no plastic bags in new zealand’
www.noplasticbags.org.nz
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A mountain climbers approach
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves”-Sir Edmund Hilary
Keep the end goal in site
Break the project into manageable chunks
Knock the bastard off