Kids Keep Hutt City Beautiful - Reusable bag design competition 2014
We're seeking young talent to design reusable bags for Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week, held 14-20 September this year.
School students are asked to design their vision of a city free of plastic bags. Judges, including Mayor Ray Wallace and Eco Fashion Exposed director Denise Anglesey, will choose winners in two age groups (12 and under, and 13-18) in August. The winning designs will be printed on bags to be sold at local stores to raise awareness of the need to reduce the use of plastic bags.
The winner of each category will receive an eco-friendly custom-made bicycle assembled by Bike-Tech, an initiative of the Secret Level youth centre. The two schools that provide the most entries will each receive an i-Pad2.
School students are asked to design their vision of a city free of plastic bags. Judges, including Mayor Ray Wallace and Eco Fashion Exposed director Denise Anglesey, will choose winners in two age groups (12 and under, and 13-18) in August. The winning designs will be printed on bags to be sold at local stores to raise awareness of the need to reduce the use of plastic bags.
The winner of each category will receive an eco-friendly custom-made bicycle assembled by Bike-Tech, an initiative of the Secret Level youth centre. The two schools that provide the most entries will each receive an i-Pad2.
Facts about the environmental impact of plastic bags
• Plastic bags cause over 100,000 marine animal deaths every year when animals mistake them for food.
• Most plastic bags take over 400 years to degrade. Some figures indicate that plastic bags could take over 1000 years to break down. (I guess nobody will live long enough to find out!). This means not one plastic bag has ever naturally broken down.
• New Zealanders use 1 billion plastic shopping bags per year, that’s about 250 each!
• Plastic bags cause over 100,000 marine animal deaths every year when animals mistake them for food.
• Most plastic bags take over 400 years to degrade. Some figures indicate that plastic bags could take over 1000 years to break down. (I guess nobody will live long enough to find out!). This means not one plastic bag has ever naturally broken down.
• New Zealanders use 1 billion plastic shopping bags per year, that’s about 250 each!
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