CoolCanucks Blog Contest ~ ChicoBag Reusable Bags Review & Giveaway!CLOSED
Posted on June 4th, 2011 by roxxyroller in Giveaways Canada.
For some, it can be hard to imagine a world without plastic – especially plastic bags.
The cons of using plastic bags are so overwhelming I don’t think I can think of any pros. They are a huge pollution problem, their lightweight design allows them to blow away easily. The fact that they are free gives them no value so people don’t think about how they dispose of them. They are made from petroleum, which could be used for fuel or energy. They don’t biodegrade, instead they breakdown and are mistaken for food and are often eaten by both land and marine animals which is fatal. They are found everywhere and many animals become fatally entangled.
They are not biodegradable, so they will persist pretty much forever, wherever they end up. Landfills if we are lucky, but because of their widespread use and their ability to fly away in the wind, they can be a big part of the trash along roads and fields. If they get into the water, they look like food and end up clogging the stomachs of a variety of animals, most famously sea turtles looking for jellyfish.
The recycling of plastic bags, while preferable to other disposal methods, is not cost-effective. Plastic bags have only existed for 25 years yet the billions that have been produced since then have caused immeasurable damage to the environment and to wildlife.
Thanks to ChicoBag Reusable Bags, there is no more need for this DREADFUL plastic!!
In 2004, ChicoBag President Andy Keller went to his local landfill after doing some backyard landscaping, and was shocked by the number of plastic bags he saw. On the way home, he noticed plastic bags caught in trees, stuck in fences, blowing along on the ground. He vowed that day to stop using plastic bags, and using a second hand sewing machine, began working on what would become the first ChicoBag.
All of ChicoBag Reusable Bags are neatly categorized and also come in an extensive array of fashionable designs and colours making shopping a complete snap! Not only are these bags eco-friendly, they are eco-chic to boot!!
ChicoBags are made from recycled materials including pop bottles into bags that are both functional and stylish!
I was sent the CHICOBAG MESSENGER10 rePETe with a great waist strap to review, and one lucky CoolCanucks reader will win one of these sweet bags as well, courtesy of the kind and generous folks over at ChicoBag!! SWEET!!
To enter:
*Head on over to ChicoBag and tell me a product which you would REALLY love to try.
————->The Above is MANDATORY before any extra entries count. <—————
EXTRA ENTRIES: (Optional, these are there for you just in case you would like more chances of winning!!)
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Purchase anything from ChicoBag for the duration of the giveaway and get 10 extra entries!! Just tell me in a comment!
**Giveaway open to both Canada & US and expires on July 4th, 2011**
A HUGE thank you to ChicoBag for sponsoring us with this GREAT Contest here at CoolCanucks!!
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Lilac
June 20th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
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