Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Scott Elementary School kindergarten students stand in line with their newly painted recyclable bags, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The average reusable bag has a lifespan equal to that of more than 700 disposable plastic bags. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Carla Daggitt, a volunteer from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Office, directs a Scott Elementary School second-grader to the hand wash station after painting his bag, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The students painted bags to celebrate Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Scott Elementary School first-graders show off their painted hands after painting their bags, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. One person using reusable bags over their lifetime would remove more than 22,000 plastic bags from the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Cara LaGrow, Scott Elementary School kindergarten teacher, stands with her class while they wait for their turn to paint a bag, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The students painted bags to celebrate Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Scott Elementary School second-graders stand in line with their newly painted recyclable bags, April 20,2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. One person using reusable bags over their lifetime would remove more than 22,000 plastic bags from the environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Carla Daggitt, a volunteer from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Office, helps a kindergartener from Scott Elementary School place his hands on the bag, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The students painted bags to celebrate Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

A Scott Elementary School first-grader lifts his hands to reveal the painted hand prints on his reusable bag, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The average reusable bag has a lifespan equal to that of more than 700 disposable plastic bags. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Carla Daggitt, a volunteer from the 375th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Office, helps a Scott Elementary School second-grader place her hands on a bag, April 20,2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The students painted bags to celebrate Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)

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Scott Elementary Hosts Earth Day Bag Painting

Published April 25, 2018
By Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin
375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Scott Elementary School kindergarten students stand in line with their newly painted recyclable bags, April 20, 2018, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The average reusable bag has a lifespan equal to that of more than 700 disposable plastic bags. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Larkin)