Team launches green bag reminder

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy senior campus environmental team has launched a sticker to remind people to take their green bags with them when shopping.

The stickers can be given out by grocery stores for customers to place on their windscreens to remind them to take their green bags with them, said the school's Green Team facilitator Ms Linda Langmaid

"This seems to be one of the biggest issues with the bags in that people forget them in the car," she said.

"We have an environment group at the school called 'Go Green'.

"This year they have been concentrating on introducing and monitoring a recycling program within the school.

"The stickers were sponsored as part of a special day we hold annually called Green Day.

"A grant of $5000 came from Gosford Council and generous sponsorship from a hardware store allowed us to buy bins and have 2000 stickers printed to hand out to local supermarkets.

"This year we begin our campaign to look at energy savings in the school.

"We can all contribute in our own small ways.

"Begin by remembering your green bags!"

Press release, 3 Apr 2008 Linda Langmaid, Brisbane Water Secondary College