Sippy Downs, QLD 4556, AU
Boomerang Project
Did you know?
Plastic bags are one of the most obvious displays of our throw-away society. In Australia alone, we use over 4 billion single-use plastic bags every year, that's over 10 million each day! 200,000 bags are dumped in landfill every hour, and they take between 15 and 1000 years to degrade.
What can I do to make a difference?
- choose to reuse - buy a reusable bag for your shopping items and remember to take it with you
- keep a Little Wet Bag in your school bag or hand bag to use for wet and soiled clothes
- take a Two Handle Wet Bag with you on holidays to store your dirty laundry - the handles can easily attach to the bath rails in the bathroom to keep the laundry off the floor
- use a Small Wet Bag to store make up and lotions - being water and stain resistant, they will decrease the chances of any liquids spilling in your bag
What is the Boomerang Project?
Daycare centres often have to use plastic bags to send home wet or soiled clothes. This does not have to be the only way! We have put together a pack of 15x Little Wet Bags that daycare centres can use as a trial for their community. The little wet bags are provided by the centre and labelled with a "Boomerang Project" tag which notifies parents that the wet bag provided needs to be washed and returned the following day for another family to use. Like a boomerang, it must come back.
Parents and educators will learn how to use more sustainable practices in their centre to help reduce plastic waste. Our aim with this project is to educate, inform and implement an easy to use system which will help save the environment.
How can I be involved?
All daycare centres in Australia are invited to participate in the Boomerang Project. If you would like more information about how to implement this in your centre, please use the contact form below with your location and name of your daycare centre. We will send you information about how to get the Boomerang Project Started.
What is included in the Boomerang Project Starter Kit?
The Boomerang Bags Starter kit includes:
- 15x Little Wet Bags,
- Boomerang Wet Bag tags which explain to families the intentions of the project
- suggestions for how to implement the project in your centre
- Information sheet for parents and carers
- 20% off unique discount code for families
- Opportunity to purchase Little Strawberries Wet Bags at wholesale price if the Boomerang Project is to be implemented through your entire centre