Reusable Bag Pledge Survey
1.

Thank you for signing our Reusable Bag Pledge October 24-25 at one of the Arlington Giant stores!

You pledged to use reusable bags for shopping to protect our waterways, conserve energy, and save natural resources.
Yes, I remember taking that pledge!
You mean I didn't win the $100 Giant gift card raffle? Shucks.
I did?
2.

How did taking the B.Y.O. Bag Pledge change your bag-bringing behavior?
I always brought my own bags before I signed, and I still bring them every time now!
Taking the pledge changed my world; I've greened every aspect of my life since then.
I've made a more concerted effort to bring my own bags since signing.
If I forget my reusable bags now, I buy new ones at the store.
I remember sometimes, I forget sometimes. Pledging didn't really change a lot.
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3.

Which of the following facts about plastic bags surprise(d) you most?  (Check as many as apply)
Worldwide, an estimated 4 billion bags end up as litter each year, ending up in trees, fences, storm drains, rivers, bays and the ocean. Tied end to end, the bags could circle the earth 63 times.
Hundreds of thousands of marine mammals die every year after eating or getting entangled in discarded plastic bags. Turtles think the bags are jellyfish, their primary food source.
Americans throw away 100 billion plastic bags every year. That is equivalent to dumping nearly 12 million barrels of oil.
Only about 2 percent of plastic bags are recycled in the U.S. The rest are thrown away or sent to countries like India or China to be incinerated under more lax environmental laws.
Plastic bags are made from polyethylene. They are not biodegradable and can last for centuries. All the plastic that has been made is still around in smaller and smaller pieces.
There are 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean
4.

If Virginia implemented a 5 cent tax on disposable bags (like D.C. did recently), how would that affect your actions?
I would never forget my reusable bag!
I would be much more likely to remember to bring my reusable bag.
I would try harder to remember, but if I forgot, I would just pay the tax.
Forget bags, I would learn to juggle!
It would not change the likelihood of my bringing my own bag.
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5.

Do you have a reusable bag, disposable bag, or bag tax story to share? Let us know!
 

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