Marine+Pollution&Plastic+bags

=**__♣The issue we acted on; Marine Pollution and Plastic Bags__**=

Our Power point is made by [|HyunChung, Min Ji, Helen, Lynn, Yi jeong Water Issues.ppt]

☞ [|the questions about ocean pollution and plastic bags.doc] __☞__ [|damage of ocean pollution.doc] ☞ [|The name of people who bought our bags.doc](BCIS bazaar at December 1st) This is the Hyun Chung and Min Ji's essays about the ocean pollution by using plastics and the number of wasting plastic bags. It also includes the demage to human's body and animals. ↓ [|damage of ocean pollution.doc] [|Ocean pollution by plastic.doc]

THEREFORE WE EXPECT TO DONATE 700 RMB TO WWF BEFORE THE SUMMER VACATION.
==**OUR GOALS: 700 RMB 70 BAGS** **__WHAT DOES WWF DO?__**  == == ** WWF has been combating such negative trends for more than four decades. The organization focuses particular attention on a small number of threatened and endangered species which the organization calls [|//flagship species//]. **** These species act as ambassadors for a natural habitat, issue, campaign or environmental cause. By focusing on, and achieving conservation of that species, the status of many other species which share its habitat – or which are threatened by the same threats - may also be improved. To find out about the other species we protect, [|view more species]. You can also search for species by [|country] **  == == == == Basic facts == = =
 * China 's disappearing wetlands harbor 500 species of freshwater fish and 31 of the 57 known endangered water bird species in Asia
 * Untreated sewage and industrial waste pollute some 70% of China's rivers
 * About 300 cities in China face water shortages
 * Yangtze wetlands provide habitat for 95% of the wintering Siberian crane population, 80% of the world's lesser white-fronted geese population.

Page last updated: October 1, 2007. © All photos/graphics remain the copyright of WWF **Program targets**
 * Key threats**
 * Excessive tapping of groundwater, which results in the lowering of water tables
 * Mismanagement of coastal wetlands
 * Pollution from both industry and farming
 * Living Yangtze: developing sustainable close to land and water resource work to restore the Yangtze as a living river.
 * River basin work: promoting communication and cooperation for sustainable development in river basin areas.

**About WWF China**
The first international conservation organization invited to work in China, WWF has been active here since 1980, when Dr. George Schaller arrived to work with Chinese scientists on giant panda conservation. Today, WWF CPO (China Program Office) has about 80 staff working on over 40 projects, from restoring the Yangtze River wetlands to environmental education and panda protection.

 The map- [|http://www.wwfchina.org/english/where.php#] = =

__♣THE DESIGN OF OUR BAG FOR REDUCING PLASTIC BAG__




__**♣REFLECTION**__

 * __What each meneber contributed to the action plan__**


 * //Yi Jeong//** - Designed the bag

//**Lynn**// - Designed the bag and call to factory


 * //Helen//** - Called to factory and ordered the bags


 * //Min ji//** - Chose the color of the bag and sold the bags at BCIS bazaar


 * //Hyun Chung//** - Sold the bags at BCIS bazaar.

Our plan was ‘using reusable bags instead of disposable bags.’ Our purpose was great and the consumers who are most of BCIS students use the bags well for carrying books instead of plastic bags. Also it could be used when carrying stuff after buying something at supermarket. That means we are trying to reduce plastic bags and trying to save our ocean. We think our action plan to ‘Marine Pollution’ was great.
 * __Why was our plan successful?__**

__Why wasn’t our plan successful?__ ** However there were few unsuccessful things at our plan. The one thing that we did wrong is happened at the time of selling our bags at BCIS bizarre. At first time we didn’t make sure to take money from consumers and give the bags to them. We could take money of they are BCIS students no matter what grade they are, because we could go and ask for that bag. But the problem is we asked to BCIS students’ parents. We just explained why we are selling bags, our purpose and asked for ‘Do you want to buy?’ so the only thing that we’ve got is their students’ names and grades. The students in BCIS didn’t know whether their parents bought the bag. We would have taken money at the bizarre and also made sure that the day of giving bags.

__What would we change about our action plan?__ ** If we have opportunity, we would change our action plan differently compare to the first action plan. The first thing is taking money for bags from consumers and informs them the day to give the bags to them. Then we would know about how many bags that we sold and call to factory. The second thing is that selling bags more actively. The advertisements and our plans should be more active than the first time.

__What did we learn about ourself in this project?__ ** Our all common opinion is that we were all surprised about our possibility to help our ocean by ourselves. There was some help, but we did it by our action plan and we succeeded at selling about 56 bags. We are proud ourselves that we raised about 550 RMB for our ocean and animals that are dying because of ocean pollution. We realized that we could do everything if we are interested in the issues of the world

__Will we continue with this issue? Why or why not?__ ** We will continue this issue, because Global issue is most serious problem our modern world. Just our 5 people, can’t change the world. But somewhere, there have to be groups like our, a small number of people can’t do much as a large number of people, but a large number of people was also a small number of people when they beginning.  __Will we continue with this action plan? Why or why not?__ ** But it’s hard to continue our action plan at future. Because we’ll separate some day, then it’ll be hard to make bags alone, also if I get new partner from somewhere, there will have difference of opinion. So find another action plan is better than just continue our action plan. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-font-family: Batang">
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Batang; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-font-family: Batang">**__What did we learn about others in our group from this project?__** We learn we have to be active more than now. We only did making bag and sold it, but they combine with each other and make the utility factor. They raise money from volleyball match, and disco party. That is many people can get fun and they can pay for their fun readily. So I think we also planning events that everyone can enjoy it.

ⓐ Making designs of our bag
the importance to using reusable bag instead of plastic bag
 * It should be related with 'save our ocean' and the people should know about

__An explanation of why this issue of important to us and our group__
This issue Global warming links directly with our life. The earth is destroying day by day, we have to find solution. It’s not far thing, we decide that we can find solution not that hard, also china makes law that they forbid plastic bag for free in supermarkets or other stores. So we decide to sell plastic bags.

We have problem that bag’s the first cost is too expansive, but Jenny helps us to beat down that price, so we can get more net proceeds from bags. Also before we order the bag, we have one more problem that decided design and quality of bags, but design was Mrs. Holloway helps us to make it, and quality of bags wasn’t that big problem, because Mr. Wang showed us not expensive but not low quality bag when we met first time.
 * __ Problems that arose carrying out our action plan __**