Plastic Free Challenge - Day 27

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Today's challenge is to "give a reusable bag to a friend". You can use one of your own or make a t-shirt bag as described in Day 2 of the challenge, or purchase a new or second-hand cloth bag as a gift. You can even do a Random Act of Kindness by giving a reusable bag to a stranger at the grocery store, if they are walking into the store empty handed, or in the check out line with no cloth bags in their cart.





When I spoke to Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC), they mentioned that they will be giving reusable bags to all of the cruise ship passengers, so they will consider using the reusable bag instead of single-use plastic when they are doing their shopping on our beautiful Island.

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