The Ministry of Environment has selected October 15 to celebrate the Day without Plastic Bags. The members of Rede Ecoblogs—of which I’m a proud participant—have prepared this beautiful e-card (above) to make people aware of the number of plastic bags consumed in Brazil and stimulate them to go an entire week without using them.

And I will go even further: I’m working to eliminate them for good. With patience and determination, we can replace the infamous plastic bags with alternative bags.

I’ve written several posts about it:

Ladybug Lu Freitas has precious tips on how to get rid of plastic bags. Take a look and do your part too: help to spread this campaign! You can e-mail this e-card to your friends; or tell in your blog what you are doing to replace the plastic bag, with a link to Rede Ecoblogs: http://www.ecoblogs.com.br/, all right? I’m counting on your contribution!

To paraphrase our dear Cintia Costa: “kisses (one from me and another one from the planet)!”