Why is Keep Austin Beautiful concerned about reducing disposable bags and promoting the use of reusable bags?
KAB’s core purpose is to provide resources and education to inspire people to make positive environmental choices and take personal action to make a difference. We know that disposable bags can have a negative impact on our environment so we’re asking every Austin citizen to reduce your use of disposable bags in general, eliminate your use of disposable bags when making major purchases like groceries, start using a reusable bag when shopping – at all retailers – and recycle your disposable bags. • What are the campaign goals? • To create a cultural shift in Austin towards a much more widespread use of reusable bags • To dramatically increase plastic bag recycling in Austin • How many reusable bags do I need for grocery shopping?It will take practice to determine how many reusable bags you may need for your typical grocery shopping experience. Keep Austin Beautiful recommends counting how many bags you typically use and then estimate that the average sized reusable bag can contain about
