I’d like to thank the Front for their coverage of Bellingham’s “Ban the Bag” movement. This is a worthwhile endeavor and one that has roots on our own campus.
Last summer, the Associated Students Bookstore purchased 10,000 reusable totes to give out with book purchases over $100. This voluntary action served an important success story for the broader local movement and prevented more than 600 pounds of plastic waste in landfills and our terrestrial and marine environments. Go AS Bookstore! As if that wasn’t enough, the bookstore will be incentivizing use of reusable bags through a 5-cent charge for all single-use plastic bags beginning spring quarter. I want to commend the AS Bookstore for their efforts in providing a positive example for our community and helping to make Zero Waste WWU a reality.
Seth Vidaña
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
Western Washington University
