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3 millions reductions in the use of plastic bags is aimed in a project that compliments the “Bring Your Own Bag Day” Singapore, 6 June 2007 -- 6 June 2007 – 280 students from Republic Polytechnic (RP) will be playing their part with its ‘Project Minus3Million Plastic Bags’ aimed at educating and increasing awareness of the ‘Bring Your Own Bag Day’ (BYOBD), an initiative by the National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore Environment Council and major supermarkets and retailers. The initiative was introduced in April 2007 and makes every 1st Wednesday of the month a BYOBD in Singapore. ‘Project Minus3Million Plastic Bags’ is RP’s own version and an extension from the BYOBD. The students from various schools of the polytechnic will embark on a series of public outreach programmes that involve them giving out 10,000 RP reusable bags to the public in a bid to encourage them on the use of reusable bag for shopping trips. In addition, the students will be promoting ‘Project Minus3Million Plastic Bags’ campaign to encourage shoppers to make a pledge on reducing the number of plastic bags used. To reinforce the campaign, a pocket-sized information card (in English and Chinese) will be distributed to the campus community and members of the public. Commenting on the green move, Dr Terence Chong, Director of School of Applied Science, Republic Polytechnic says, “This is an initiative that reflects Republic Polytechnic’s mission and philosophy towards environmental friendliness. With this event, we are able to showcase that Republic Polytechnic’s students would actively reach out beyond the school grounds to show that they care about their environment. It is part of the active citizenry values that we are promoting among the young.” RP is encouraging six lesser plastic bags used per week for each person. Through giving out the 10,000 bags, it aims to reduce the number of plastic bags used to 3 millions per year, based on these calculations: • 1 reusable bag = 3 plastic bags • 1 week, 2 shopping trips = reduce 6 plastic bags • 52 weeks X 6 plastic bags = 312 per shopper • 10000 reusable bags X 312= 3120000 Before receiving the bags, students will encourage the shoppers to switch to using reusable bags instead of using plastic bags when doing their weekly shopping. Shoppers are encouraged to make a pledge on the number of plastic bags they will not use on a weekly basis. Surveys will be conducted by students to record the number of plastic bags pledged by shoppers. Shoppers will then be given a pocket-sized card to remind them to reduce the number of bags used weekly. The students will be distributing 4,500 reusable bags to 3 supermarket outlets within the Woodlands vicinity on Wednesday, 6 June 2007 from 2pm to 5.30pm. The outlets are: • Sheng Siong (Woodlands) – 6A Woodlands Centre Rd #01-280, S(731006). • PRIME Supermarket (Woodlands) – Blk 678 Woodlands Ave 6 #01-716, S(730678). • Sheng Siong (Woodlands) – Blk 301 Woodlands St 31 #01-217, S(730301). About : About Republic Polytechnic The first educational institution in Singapore to adopt the Problem-Based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic has five schools offering twenty six diploma courses in Information & Communications Technology, Engineering, Applied Science, Technology for the Arts, Sports, Health & Leisure, Innovation and Enterprise, and Culture and Communication. Republic Polytechnic is committed to nurturing innovation and entrepreneurial learning in an environment that develops problem-solving process skills and a life-long learning attitude. Its holistic, broad-based curriculum, covering culture, enterprise development and cognitive processes, prepares students for an active and meaningful role in society. Republic Polytechnic strives for excellence by achieving various national and international accreditations, including People Developer Standards, ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS 18001, Singapore Quality Class, Singapore Innovation Class, and the Singapore Health Awards (Gold). For more information, visit http://www.rp.sg Media Contacts: For media enquiries, please contact: Benjamin Chow (Mr) Administrative Officer Office of Corporate Communications, Republic Polytechnic Tel: 6510 3251 Email: Emma Sue (Ms) Director, iBRAND Hp: 9735 7760 Tel: 6222 8968 Email: Submitted by iBRAND, iBRAND Strategy Group Pte Ltd on Wednesday, 6 June 2007 at 10:53 AM Category: Education |
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