Neighbor News
Reusable Bag Collection is back for Earth Month
Cleveland Heights Green Team and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes are partnering with the Cuyahoga County for a second collection drive
More than one trillion plastic bags are used annually worldwide, with an estimated 100 billion used by U.S. consumers. That equates to about 1,500 bags per family each year. Cuyahoga County estimates that 99% of the bags end up as litter or hauled to a landfill. Cuyahoga County's departments of Consumer Affairs and Sustainability are actively working with retailers and residents to curb the use of single-use plastic bags in the county.
Clean and gently used reusable bags can be dropped off throughout the month at the two Cleveland Heights Phoenix Coffee locations, on Coventry Road and Lee Road; and at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes.
The reusable bag drive gets excess/unused bags out of private homes and into the community, where they are distributed to people who need bags and may not have the ability or inclination to purchase their own.