Project #1

For my project, I plan to do a 6 slide power point presentation. The topic I chose is simply how every day plastic products are used too much and how they harm the environment, but also how I have noticed an increase in people trying to cut down on their usage. I chose this topic because where I work, when we receive boxes from shipping with items to sell, I always notice how unbreakable items are wrapped in ridiculous amounts of plastic.

After I became more aware of how most plastic bags are not biodegradable, at work I began asking every customer if they wanted or needed a bag instead of just giving it to them. I was surprised at the amount of people who say no, when normally they would have taken one if I had just given it to them. Pictures that I plan on using will include stacks of plastic bags, and small items wrapped in large amounts of plastic.

I plan on explaining in the power point how I noticed how people use too much plastic, but also how I have been noticing more people carrying large tote bags when they shop so they do not have to use plastic bags, so I may include a picture of someone using a tote bag. I chose this topic because I never really thought there was an effort-less way for me to help this problem, but now I see that I can in very simple and easy ways.