HERE IN BOISE IDAHO WE HAVE STRONG FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BASED VIEWS AND VALUES. WE LOVE AND CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE WITH A DEEP PASSION. IDAHO IS ONE OF THE FEW STATES THAT STILL HAS VAST AMOUNTS OF NATURAL BEAUTY TO ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE, AND WE HIGHLY INTEND ON KEEPING THAT WAY. WE LOVE TO LOOK AROUND THE "TREASURE VALLEY" AND SEE OUR CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE BEAUTIFUL LITTER FREE PARKS WHILE WE TAKE WALKS DOWN THE GORGEOUS PATHWAYS WE HAVE AROUND TOWN, AS WELL AS OUR BEAUTIFUL "GREENBELT". %uFFFD PART OF OUR PRIDE IS HOW CLEAN AND TRULY BEAUTIFUL IT IS EVERY DAY WE STEP OUT OF OUR DOORS INTO THE WORLD WE ARE SO GRACIOUS FOR. PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR COMMUNITY AND MOTHER NATURE "NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL". IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN. TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY LITTER AND PLASTIC BAG FREE, WE HAVE STARTED THIS PETITION TO SHOW THE SUPPORT OF NOT ONLY OUR COMMUNITY BUT THE WORLD, TO HELP BEGIN THE DRASTIC REDUCTION OF USING PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE REST OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EARTH. THE FACTS ARE OUT THERE FOR YOU TO READ. THE TRUTH, THE STATISTICS AND THE NUMBERS ARE ABSOLUTLEY ALARMING! THESE BAGS ARE SLOWLY DESTROYING OUR WORLD ALONG WITH OUR FAMILIES HEALTH ! BELIEVE IT OR NOT FOLKS, WE TRULY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ! THERE ARE MANY OTHER CITIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ALREADY TAKEN SERIOUS ACTION %uFFFDAND HAVE SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES, AS WELL AS CREATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THEIR ECONOMY AND BUSINESSES. %uFFFDTHERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THIS CAN HELP THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT. " THE TIME IS NOW FRIENDS ! LET US TAKE A STAND ON THIS TOGETHER. ONES VOICE IS HEARD, %uFFFDBUT THOUSANDS OF VOICES ROAR ! WE CAN BE HEARD %uFFFDFELLOW IDAHO FAMILY MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS ACROSS THE LANDS.
"THIS MAY SEEM A SMALL STEP, BUT A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP."
PLEASE SPEAK UP AND SIGN OUR PETITION. TAKE A STAND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR FAMILIES. OUR CHILDREN NEED US ! %uFFFDTHEY DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR HEALTH ALONG WITH A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT PASSED ON TO THEM. I PROMISE THEY WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE WHAT WE WILL LEAVE FOR THEM TO ENJOY WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES "A BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY". THEY TRULY DESERVE IT.
WITH OUR WARMEST REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES. YOUR COMMUNITY THANKS YOU SO VERY MUCH, "B.Y.O.B.B." ~ "BRING YOUR OWN BAGS BOISE" "RETHINK~REDUCE~REUSE~RECYCYLE"
HERE IN BOISE IDAHO WE HAVE STRONG FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BASED VIEWS AND VALUES. WE LOVE AND CARE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE LIVE WITH A DEEP PASSION. IDAHO IS ONE OF THE FEW STATES THAT STILL HAS VAST AMOUNTS OF NATURAL BEAUTY TO ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE, AND WE HIGHLY INTEND ON KEEPING THAT WAY. WE LOVE TO LOOK AROUND THE "TREASURE VALLEY" AND SEE OUR CHILDREN PLAYING IN THE BEAUTIFUL LITTER FREE PARKS WHILE WE TAKE WALKS DOWN THE GORGEOUS PATHWAYS WE HAVE AROUND TOWN, AS WELL AS OUR BEAUTIFUL "GREENBELT". %uFFFD PART OF OUR PRIDE IS HOW CLEAN AND TRULY BEAUTIFUL IT IS EVERY DAY WE STEP OUT OF OUR DOORS INTO THE WORLD WE ARE SO GRACIOUS FOR. PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR COMMUNITY AND MOTHER NATURE "NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL". IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN. TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITY LITTER AND PLASTIC BAG FREE, WE HAVE STARTED THIS PETITION TO SHOW THE SUPPORT OF NOT ONLY OUR COMMUNITY BUT THE WORLD, TO HELP BEGIN THE DRASTIC REDUCTION OF USING PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE REST OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EARTH. THE FACTS ARE OUT THERE FOR YOU TO READ. THE TRUTH, THE STATISTICS AND THE NUMBERS ARE ABSOLUTLEY ALARMING! THESE BAGS ARE SLOWLY DESTROYING OUR WORLD ALONG WITH OUR FAMILIES HEALTH ! BELIEVE IT OR NOT FOLKS, WE TRULY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ! THERE ARE MANY OTHER CITIES AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ALREADY TAKEN SERIOUS ACTION %uFFFDAND HAVE SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES, AS WELL AS CREATED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THEIR ECONOMY AND BUSINESSES. %uFFFDTHERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THIS CAN HELP THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT. " THE TIME IS NOW FRIENDS ! LET US TAKE A STAND ON THIS TOGETHER. ONES VOICE IS HEARD, %uFFFDBUT THOUSANDS OF VOICES ROAR ! WE CAN BE HEARD %uFFFDFELLOW IDAHO FAMILY MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS ACROSS THE LANDS.
"THIS MAY SEEM A SMALL STEP, BUT A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH THE FIRST STEP."
PLEASE SPEAK UP AND SIGN OUR PETITION. TAKE A STAND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOUR FAMILIES. OUR CHILDREN NEED US ! %uFFFDTHEY DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR HEALTH ALONG WITH A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT PASSED ON TO THEM. I PROMISE THEY WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE WHAT WE WILL LEAVE FOR THEM TO ENJOY WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES "A BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY". THEY TRULY DESERVE IT.
WITH OUR WARMEST REGARDS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES. YOUR COMMUNITY THANKS YOU SO VERY MUCH, "B.Y.O.B.B." ~ "BRING YOUR OWN BAGS BOISE" "RETHINK~REDUCE~REUSE~RECYCYLE"
We signed the "HELP DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE USE OF PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS IN BOISE" petition!
# 249:
4:10 pm PDT, Sep 2,Carly Cropper, Delaware
# 248:
8:40 am PDT, Jul 10,Name not displayed, California
i believe its important to safe the enviroment that you live in
not detroying it !
# 247:
6:52 pm PDT, Jun 29,Name not displayed, Illinois
# 246:
3:14 pm PDT, Jun 9,Frida Simms, Virginia
# 245:
10:09 am PDT, Apr 24,John Gibbons, Idaho
# 244:
8:38 pm PST, Mar 3,Marissa Applegate, Idaho
It's sad that we've been killing our world for decades, and we are just now realizing it...
# 243:
1:28 pm PST, Feb 11,Lynda Harding, United Kingdom
# 242:
8:32 pm PST, Feb 9,Juliana Dischke da Silveira, Brazil
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 241:
11:14 am PST, Feb 4,Mervi Rantala, Finland
# 240:
8:31 pm PST, Jan 17,Name not displayed, France
# 239:
2:58 pm PST, Jan 17,Julia Tawyea', Pennsylvania
# 238:
4:06 pm PST, Dec 29,Jennifer Gardner, Florida
All across the country we need to ban plastic bags, and find greener ways to do things.
# 237:
3:13 pm PST, Dec 14,Trisha Beebe, Idaho
China has already banned the use of plastic bags. Most Europeans have always used their own bags at the stores. It is time for Boise to follow suit! Other stores should follow Winco's excellent example and give people who recycle cash back or some other incentive.
# 236:
10:43 pm PST, Nov 22,Patricia Brown, South Africa
# 235:
9:17 am PST, Nov 15,Blair Niewoehner, Missouri
# 234:
11:00 am PST, Nov 14,S Nilon, Florida
# 233:
8:49 am PST, Nov 14,Jill Pearson, Georgia
# 232:
3:02 pm PDT, Oct 28,Octavian Paul Draja, Romania
# 231:
4:40 am PDT, Oct 28,Claire Moore, United Kingdom
# 230:
1:51 am PDT, Oct 28,Selina Beckstead, Idaho
# 229:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 27,Susan Hardy, Idaho
# 228:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 26,Sheri Davis, Idaho
# 227:
2:27 am PDT, Oct 26,Timea Melinda Kovacs, Romania
# 226:
6:09 pm PDT, Oct 24,Ellen Roberts, California
# 225:
4:33 pm PDT, Oct 24,Dee C., New York
# 224:
8:43 am PDT, Oct 22,Shelley Zimmer, Idaho
Please stop using plastic bags in Boise. Protect our environment. Charge extra if people want to use plastic bags. Use the money to fund public transportation or beautification projects.
# 223:
9:54 am PDT, Oct 14,Teresa Mason, California
# 222:
11:23 am PDT, Oct 13,Jered Veeneman, Idaho
why use plastic bags that last what? 1 day? and ruin the earth when we can use cloth bags that can be used 1 million times more, why not be healthy and clean to the environment?
# 221:
8:19 am PDT, Oct 13,Kris Kehe, Indiana
# 220:
2:36 pm PDT, Oct 12,Liza Matthes, Idaho
After seeing the devastation that plastic bags have caused to marine life and seashores around the world it is time to say, "No more." Also, I have learned that it is too costly to recycle these bags due to their chemical compound. Therefore, it is time to step up as citizen of this world and save our beautiful planet.
# 219:
12:24 pm PDT, Oct 11,Susan Marden, Maine
SAVE OUR EARTH USE CLOTH THANK-YOU
# 218:
9:20 am PDT, Oct 10,Connemarra Oneil, Florida
There is no need to use plastic shopping bags when we can make our own from cloth.
# 217:
1:37 am PDT, Oct 9,Ismail Shabana, Egypt
# 216:
2:25 pm PDT, Oct 8,Margaret Hartley, Washington
# 215:
9:08 pm PDT, Oct 7,Cory Beckstead, Idaho
# 214:
9:26 am PDT, Oct 7,Joni Shepherdson, Idaho
You should see the devastation bags have left in cities like in Asia. We should stop bags early and train our generations to come to have the no plastic bag mindset.
# 213:
7:45 am PDT, Oct 7,Jennifer Nance, Idaho
# 212:
6:24 pm PDT, Oct 6,Brandy Robertson, Utah
# 211:
12:53 pm PDT, Oct 6,Nicole Rutledge, Idaho
# 210:
10:12 pm PDT, Oct 5,Hill Goldstein, Missouri
Take a huge step for Idaho, one of the most beautiful states in the Union (as if you didn't know that). So what if it's a small step for the USA? 49 States will follow suit if they're shown the way: Believe!
# 209:
12:45 am PDT, Oct 5,ELAINE ROBINSON, United Kingdom
Stop using plastic
# 208:
10:08 pm PDT, Oct 4,Marie Pollnow, Wisconsin
It shames me to think of how plastic contributes to pollution of our earth and air, when burned. I am a firm believer in using canvas bags. Thank you.
# 207:
4:59 pm PDT, Oct 4,Jennifer Gardner, Idaho
# 206:
2:59 pm PDT, Oct 4,Sandra Erickson, Idaho
# 205:
8:58 pm PDT, Oct 3,Cynthia Alexander, Michigan
# 204:
6:38 pm PDT, Oct 3,Vance Reynolds, Pennsylvania
# 203:
8:14 am PDT, Oct 3,Don Elliott, Idaho
# 202:
5:45 pm PDT, Oct 2,Sarah Harris, Idaho
let's help keep our earth more liveable!