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4) GEMS Environmental awareness

Activity Name: Bring your own bag

Activity Type: Classroom session and Family outings during

weekly shopping

Material Required reusable bag
Description:

Do you know that every day approximately 8 million pieces

of plastic pollution find their way into our oceans? There may

now be around 5.25 trillion macro and micro plastic pieces

floating in the open ocean.

Over 1 million marine animals (including mammals, fish,

sharks, turtles, and birds) are killed each year due to plastic

debris in the ocean.

It is our goal to reduce overall plastic bag use by bringing
our own re-usable shopping bag.

So children, next time when you go for your weekly

shopping please remember to carry your own shopping bag.