Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have got something about the 1 to two of her country's problems: garbage and poverty. It is called the Chip (薯片) Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist is asking a 2 of local snack lovers: Rather than throw empty chip bags into garbage cans, 3 them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the 4.
Chip eaters 5 their empty bags at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers 6 them. After they disinfect (消毒) the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice them open, 7 them flat, and iron them together. Then they use cotton and liners (衬层) from old coats to line the insides. It takes about four hours to 8 a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, 9 on whether they're single-serve or family size.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has 10 110 sleeping bags. Sure, it would be 11 to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. However, that's only half the 12 for Oleita. "We aim to make a (an) 13 not only socially, but environmentally," said Oleita. "It is worth 14 chip bags and using them to help the homeless. 15, they would land in the garbage.
