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Reducing plastic bags one Boomerang Bag at a time | ABC Australia
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3:18Now PlayingA group of volunteer sewers and environmentalists are trying to reduce plastic bag usage on the Gold Coast one bag at a time.
Boomerang Bags are shopping bags made out of recycled materials and fabrics donated from the community and companies.
In 2013, Jordyn de Boer and Tania Potts' passion for the environment turned into the Boomerang Bags venture, and only a year and a half later they have engaged more than 200 volunteers to make thousands of bags for distribution throughout the Gold Coast.
Shoppers can access these recycled shopping bags at James Street in Burleigh Heads.
Jordyn says the scheme has been so successful on the Gold Coast other communities around the country are also adopting Boomerang Bags project.
Cabarita Beach on the Tweed Coast, Sydney in Avalon and Perth in Western Australia are some of those places that have replicated and made the initiative their own.
Jordyn says while it is hard to measure the impact the bags are having on plastic bag usage, the level of community engagement and awareness it has raised is positive.
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