Every step works

Animeland Wasabi
Good news on the front of no more plastic bags, the idea of using canvas bags in place of plastic was actually a good idea. The director loved the idea and wants to use it and make some nice cheap bags for fans to buy.

Nan Desu Kan
After a post was made on their forum by yours truly, fans were encouraged to bring their reusable bags to con and also to purchase a bag at the convention because it was being phased out for something new. It is nice for the staff to actually say it is okay to not accept plastic bags and just use a canvas.

We were also informed to please keep our receipts from our purchases and make sure that it is present when we show security. This is a minor inconvenience, but all in the name of conservation!

Other venues
There are some other events around Colorado that do use canvas bags as an alternative to the plastic bag. Mostly because it was better and also you can hold more in it. Ren Fest down in Larkspur CO has cheap convenient bags for sale just as you enter the fair ground.

Several supermarkets around Denver use it, so do some of the libraries. Arapahoe County Labraries even issue free book bags on their mobile library outreach. So we are going in the step in the right direction.

If we can get the conventions to stop using plastic in favor of canvas, we are actually doing a service. The reason is, that plastic bags are unsightly, dirty up hotel rooms, cause messes, and also just don't look good. With a canvas bag, you are only deal with maybe a smaller mess, you can transport items faster, while a plastic bag will split.