Activists Wear Bag Monster Costumes
by manny
A group of environmental activists in California are protesting the use of plastic bags by dressing as Bag Monsters. To help pass California Bill, AB 1998, which would ban single-use plastic bags, they are organizing a big costume event on Aug. 12, 2010 called “Don’t Feed the Bag Monster.”
If you’re in the San Francisco area, you are invited to attend. They will provide you with a Bag Monster costume and a re-usable bag.
Every year Californians are estimated to use 19 billion plastic bags – many of which will end up in our rivers and oceans causing major harm and damage to our precious eco-systems. A ban on plastic bags is one of the biggest single cuts we can make to reduce marine debris pollution.
Single-use bags are easy to spoof since they’re such a bad idea – thus the birth of the Bag Monster costume! Bag Monster costumes are decked out with 500-700 single-use plastic bags, the amount the average American uses in 1 year! The bags are attached to a single jumpsuit using Velcro. Bag Monsters have been known to make appearances at events all over the country but this August 12th 2010 we’re organizing the LARGEST Bag Monster event in history at Ghirardelli Square!
To learn more, visit the Bag Monster Blog.
[via Bag Monster Blog]
