The State Senate recently voted against banning single-use plastic bags in California (SB1998). Yet the problem of plastic bag pollution remains. Transition Culver City offers this Community Think Tank focusing on the challenges plastic bags pose in our city.
Imagine Culver City without plastic bags…
Should we? Could we? How would we make it work?
On Sunday, from 2 until 3:30 in front of City Hall, 9770 Culver Blvd., Transition Culver City will facilitate a community conversation to gather information and work toward a solution to the plastic bag pollution problem. This lively discussion forum for thinking collectively about local solutions for our pollution, waste, oil dependency and ailing watershed is open to the public.
A children's activity parallel to the discussion will be provided. All ages will have an opportunity to create a temporary art installation together out of plastic bags.
Participants are urged to bring plastic bags for the art piece, and will receive a re-usable bag for 10 used single-use grocery bags (first come, first served).
According to a 2008 study by the CEO of L.A. County, an estimated 6 billion plastic bags are consumed in our county each year. It takes over 1000 years for a plastic bag to begin to break-down. And even then, it only breaks down into pieces and never fully degrades.
The Plastic Bag Challenge is part of a world wide effort to help deal with global warming at a community level. 10/10/10 Global Work Party combines the qualities of “work” and “party” to not only effect change, but to raise awareness of the need for need bold energy policies from our political leaders
Some examples of efforts in other countries: in Auckland, New Zealand, a giant bike fix-up day, to get every bicycle in the city back on the road. In the Maldives, solar panels installation on the President’s office. In Kampala, Uganda, planting thousands of trees, and in Bolivia, installation of solar stoves for a massive carbon neutral picnic. Visit www.350.org for more information about global 10/10/10 actions.
About Transition Culver City
People throughout the United States and the world are concerned with the enormous problems posed by peak oil, climate change and economic destabilization.
Transition Culver City and other Transition Initiatives inspire communities to come together to explore rebuilding local resilience and reducing carbon emissions. By building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills and determination in our communities, we believe the solutions will emerge.
For more information about Transition initiatives or about local 10-10-10 events, visit our website, www.TransitionCulverCity.org or email, transitionculvercity@gmail.com
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