With 8 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans annually, affecting our food chain, killing off ecosystems, marine mammals, fish and seabirds, as well as clogging up our landfill, Let’s Waste Less believes we can’t ‘waste’ time waiting for the NSW government to act. We want Murwillumbah to get on the plastic bag ‘ban’ wagon.
As part of our ‘breaking bag habits’ campaign we are introducing the Boomerang Bags ‘borrow and bring back’ model to Murwillumbah. These free bags provide a safe and sustainable alternative to plastic bags and are made by the community using reusable, environmentally friendly recycled materials.
Together we can sew our way into a more sustainable solution with Boomerang Bags, which are:
- made from recycled materials
- made in the community, by the community
- free to use
- a sustainable alternative to plastic
- reducing waste and waste management costs
- better for wildlife, marine life and the environment.
Our aim is to create 250 of these brilliant bags by the start of July to coincide with Plastic Free July.
**We are looking for a competent sewer to provide guidance to workshop participants**.
You don’t have to be a sewer to be involved, we need cutters, pinners, stampers, ironers and folders.
If you do sew please BYO machine and let us know if you have an overlocker we can use.
We will be calling for donations of various sewing equipment soon, so stay tuned. In the meantime please share this event with friends and family.
Where: Sathya Sai School, 9 Nullum Street, Murwillumbah, NSW
When: Sunday 28 May, 2017, 11am–4pm
What to bring: Sewing machine (if you own one), lunch
RSVP to: andia@letswasteless.org
