BagBubble
At home the plastic bags are bulging out of the cupboards. And at the store, you've forgotten your bag once again and you have to buy a new one. The 'BagBubble' is a brilliant and yet simple recycling initiative that strides against unnecessary plastic usage. The 'BagBubble' can be found in the supermarkets, where you can dispose your extra plastic bags as well as where you grab one when you have forgotten yours.
An independent research, under orders of the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, has calculated the expected environmental impact of this initiative in The Netherlands. Using a conservative estimate, that is, use of the "BagBubble" will cause a 10 to 33 percent reduction of the total in the amount of plastic shopping bags sold on a yearly basis. This will mean up to 184 million less bags per year (in this small country with only 7 million households)! According the independent research agency this project will make a substantial contribution to a cleaner environment and it will also make a relevant contribution to the environmental goal to push back the synthetic waste. Besides that, there will be a reduction of (waste combustion) emmission of up to 30.000 tons of C02 (in The Netherlands). At the same time this initiative will raise environmental awareness amongst the citizens and consumers. Requests for the extensive research can be made at info@tassenbol.nl.
Caroli Buitenhuis is the initiator of the BagBubble. It started as a 'civilian initiative'. She came up with this idea standing in the supermarket without a plastic bag, thinking of her cupboard at home full of plastic bags. She didn't want to bring more bags into the environment and decided to do something about it. Caroli Buitenhuis is also advisor on environmental issues.
The BagBubble (before named BagGlobe) was the winner of the Public Vote at the international challenge Mission Sustainability in november 2007. Caroli received her prize in Berlin, on a congres with chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Helen Clark, prime minister of New Zealand.
The BagBubble has won other prizes and nominations in The Netherlands and Caroli is also writing a weblog on the BagBubble for the Dutch newspaper Trouw.
To order a BagBubble
To order a BagBubble, mail to info@tassenbol.nl. A BagBubble costs 248 euro, excl. VAT and travellingcosts. It is possible to redesign the print according to your own wishes.
For more information
BagBubble (TassenBol)
Caroli Buitenhuis, initiator
IJburglaan 836
1087 EM Amsterdam
The Netherlands
00 31 624216733
info@tassenbol.nl