I know I’ve been away from posting over here for quite a while, but I’m back to share some exciting news with you. It may or may not have some relevancy for Germantown in particular but we’ll know for sure in a week.
In May of this year, I was commissioned by Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Trash Academy's to shoot a series of 40+ portraits for its Reusable Bag project. Well, the photographs that I took for this project have been designed by Margaret Kearney into s series of BILLBOARDS that will be put up all around Philadelphia on September 23rd!!
The billboards are to promote the #BYOBagPHL (Bring Your Own Bag) Philadelphia campaign for a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable city with fewer plastic bags on our streets and in our waste stream.
Consider the following facts:
1. DYK Philadelphians use over 865 million plastic bags each year? #BYOBagPHL so fewer end up in our streets, waterways, and trees.
2. 91% of plastic is NOT RECYCLED. Join us in reducing plastic consumption. Show us your reusable bag! #BYOBagPHL #zerowastephilly
When I get more news about the exact locations of each billboard, I'll share it with you. When you see a billboard, please take a picture, hashtag it #BYOBagPHL, and post it to your social media.
In the meantime, Trash Academy will be sharing lots of fun photos & videos from this project, and I'll be reposting this content on my social media for you to check out. I invite you to check out my website and link to my social media there.
Thank you so much for your continued support of my work and please let me know if you have any questions or comments. I am beyond thrilled that I was commissioned to shoot this campaign, and I'm looking forward to seeing it gain a wider audience.
In the meantime, there are a few things you can do to be a part of the solution:
1. Go reusable to help our city’s recycling machines from getting clogged by plastic bags! #BYOBagPHL #phillyrecycles
2. Promote reusable bags to create a culture of care for our communities & our environment. #BYOBagPHL #phillycommunity #sustainablephilly
3. If you’re in the Philadelphia area, there will be a rally on Wednesday, September 25th at City Hall to raise more awareness about the #BYOBagPHL campaign and an update on the collaborative lobbying effort to secure a citywide ban on plastic bags. Link >>
https://www.facebook.com/events/889985774733501
