Single-use bags are easy to spoof since they're such a bad idea, so ChicoBag
company invented Bag Monsters®. ChicoBag inventor,
Andy Keller, had been using a huge ball of 500 plastic bags to show people at farmer's
market how many plastic bags an average American uses yearly - and one day he decided
to wear it. Thus was the spawning of the first Bag Monster® (costume
that is).
The Bag Monster® is a costume worn by your volunteer to visually
show the impact single-use plastic bags have on our environment. These flighty
bags end up in trees, along roadsides and washed up on sea shores. Each costume
is decked out with 500 plastic bags, the average amount an American uses in one
year.
The Bag Monster® Blog
will keep you up to date on the reusable bag movement and related environmental
news while providing comical updates on Bag Monster® whereabouts.
Remind your community about the Bag Monsters® that could be growing
under the sink or in their kitchen drawers! Bag Monster® suits
are the perfect satirical, educational tool for teachers, activists and anyone looking
to educate their community about the importance of reuse. Contact
bagmonster@chicobag.com to invite the Bag Monster® to your
event!