| Disposable, single-use plastic grocery bags are made from oil and natural gas, a non-renewable resource. Billions of plastic bags become litter and find their way into the marine environment where they can choke, strangle and starve wildlife and degrade water quality. Billions of paper bags are still being made from virgin tree pulp, instead of post-consumer recycled content paper. Even if bags are made with recycled content paper, their production still takes energy and creates air and water pollution. Through the Bay Area Regional Outreach Coalition, Zero Waste Palo Alto is collaborating with cities in the nine Bay Area counties to raise awareness and increase reusable bag use. You can hear our radio and television ads and get other info about reusable bags at http://www.igotmybag.org/ What can you do? Quicklinks
 Palo Alto Statistics
What Residents Can Do
What Businesses Can Do
Shared BYOBag Collateral - Education and Outreach Tools for Download
Palo Alto Statistics Surveys show the trend of Palo Alto shoppers' bag choices:
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Residents Bringing your own bag is an easy way to make a difference. - Reduces Waste: One reusable bag can replace thousands of plastic and paper bags over its lifetime.
- Makes a BIG difference: Less waste means less air and water pollution and less energy consumption.
- Saves YOU money: Many stores offer discounts when you use your reusable bag.
How do I get rewarded for bringing my own bag when I shop? - Click here for the stores and rewards they offer. Many stores offer discounts, credits, drawings, and other rewards when you bring your own bag.
- If you don’t see your favorite store on the list, ask them to reward their shoppers and join this community-wide effort. Contact us so that we can add them to the list of stores that reward shoppers.
Remembering to bring my own bags when I shop is a challenge. Any tips for creating a new habit?
Click here for a list of tips or click here to see video blogs by community members on how they remember to bring their own bags. Have a tip of your own that's not on the list? Email us your tip we’ll add it. Where can I buy reusable bags?
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Businesses Join the community-wide effort.
Help promote reusable bags whenever and wherever people shop in Palo Alto. Encourage shoppers to bring their own bag by: - Selling and promoting reusable bags to your customers.
- Rewarding shoppers that remember their reusable bag (e.g., store discounts, bag credit, drawings).
- Placing signs in your store, in your parking lot or planter area, on your cart corral.
- Having employees wear a button promoting reusable bag use.
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Shared BYOBag Collateral Education and Outreach Tools for Download
Zero Waste Palo Alto has created outreach and education tools to help shoppers remember their reusable bags. Feel free to download the files to help shoppers BYOBag in your community. Your graphic designer can replace the City's logo with yours own and modify with your contact information. Please note the user agreement at the bottom of the page. Campaign Slogan: Make It A Habit and Grab It
Note: Files are print ready - BYOBag Logo
- Leave-behind flyer for grocers and pharmacies describing BYOBag tools available
- Leave-behind flyer for other retailers describing BYOBag tools available
- Store poster 11 x 17, 17 x 11
- Check writing stand sign, 8.5 x 5.5, 11 x 5
- Window Cling, 8.5 x 5.5
- H-Frame Sign (24 x 18), Don't Forget Me
- H-Frame Sign (24 x 18), Where Are You Going
- H-Frame Sign (24 x 18), I Can Help You
- H-Frame Sign (24 x 18), Going Shopping
- Shopping Cart Corral Sign (18 x 12)
- Shopping Cart Corral Sign (24 x 12)
- Floor Decal (24 x 36)
- Reminder Kit components: spec sheet, kit holder, static cling decal, clip, sticky note
End User Agreement:
Downloading or using the City of Palo Alto’s Zero Waste Program (Zero Waste) constitutes your acceptance to the terms and conditions stated below.
Zero Waste hereby grants the User a non-exclusive license to use its artwork at no charge only for non-commercial use. Artwork may not be sold or sublicensed. Zero Waste reserves all rights to this artwork. Users are free to replace logos and contact information with their own, however further modifications must be approved in writing by Zero Waste before the edited artwork is made available to the public.
For permission or for further modification, please contact Tim Borjas at tborjas@rh-dg.com. The use of Zero Waste’s artwork does not constitute a transfer of copyright to the User.
Tim Borjas
RHDG | Riezebos Holzbaur
847 Sansome Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
telephone: 415 983 3700
email: tborjas@rh-dg.com
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