![]() ![]() Courtesy of Millbrook Press.Īt last a day comes when the women can show what they have been working on. ![]() ![]() Image copyright Elizabeth Zunon, text copyright Miranda Paul. She leaves her basket behind, “knowing it will crumble and mix back in with the dirt.” She gathers her fruit and puts them in the bag. ![]() It moves like a flag, flapping in the wind, and settles under a tamarind tree.” Isatou picks it up and finds that it can hold things. The basket is in shreds how will Isatou carry her load? “Something silky dances past her eyes, softening her anger. As raindrops begin to fall, the basket shields her, but suddenly the basket tips and falls. In Njau, Gambia Isatou walks home carrying a basket of fruit on her head. One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia Written by Miranda Paul | Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon Today’s holiday was established to promote awareness around the world to the dangers of plastic bags and spur people to use reusable containers. These are great alternatives that benefit the earth. Many shops encourage patrons to bring their own bags and offer cloth and paper bags as well. These bags may seem lightweight, but they do heavy damage to the environment, taking hundreds of years to fully decompose. Plastic bags are everywhere! Used by supermarkets, department stores, discount stores, and just about anywhere goods are sold, plastic bags are a take-home-then-throw-away item that never quite goes away. ![]()
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