FOX19: UC student group attempts world record while helping environment
FOX19 highlights a University of Cincinnati student group that's helping make the transition to single-use plastic bags easy while helping the environment, too.
Earlier this month, the UC Saudi Arabian Student Association attempted to break a world record for the largest mosaic using reusable grocery bags. But those bags were then used to help Cincinnati go green.
“We thought it would be cool to just get a group of 10 people to work on a world record,” explains group member Lyan Alkhudairy. “And the idea of bags was really interesting to us because of how much plastic bags are toxic to the environment.”
It took 10 people, 3,000 bags, and six hours to make a mosaic that measured 65 by 55 feet.
After the mosaic was complete, the students took the bags downtown to Kroger on the Rhine. There they handed out the bags for free to shoppers.
The city of Cincinnati recently banned the use of single-use plastic bags at businesses beginning in January.
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