Bagonaut Emerges Triumphant from 24 Hour Marathon in Worlds Largest Reusable Shopping Bag to Raise Environmental Awareness



Donned in his canvas bago-suit and helmet, self-proclaimed "Bagonaut" Egan Sanders emerged from BIGBAG1 at noon on Sunday, Sept 9th ending his 24 hour environmental odyssey. Bagonaut slowly descended an external ladder as the crowd of onlookers cheered. Moments later, he planted a large flag of the Earth into the ground and proclaimed, "That's one small step for Bagonaut, one giant leap for reusable shopping bags!"

During the 24 hour "Big Bag Event," designed to raise awareness about the dangers and wastefulness of plastic bags, over 1200 reusable shopping bags, donated by local, national, and international businesses, were distributed to people donating food. Per the Concho Valley Regional Food Bank, the recipient of the donations, a total of 4026 pounds of non-perishable food items, equaling over 16,000 servings, was collected.

Before BIGBAG1 launched on its maiden voyage on Saturday, a mysterious creature clad in plastic bags appeared before the large crowd. Stating that he was Bagonaut, and that plastic bags were actually good for the Earth, it was soon revealed that this person was actually Bagonaut's arch nemesis, Plastosis Bagosis, a bad "bag" guy. After hearing boos and hisses from the crowd , the real Bagonaut, Egan Sanders, appeared to confront the imposter. A few heated moments followed and then Bagonaut said, "Plastic isn't the enemy, it's how we use it that's the problem. If we can all shop with reusable bags we can help the Earth right now!" Bagonaut and Plastosis then shook hands while the crowd applauded.

Bagonaut proceeded to an 80 foot industrial crane where he was strapped into a harness and then raised 70 feet into the air as the crowd watched his dizzying ascent. After reaching the maximum height, he began a slow descent and unfurled a sign reading "The Earth Needs Friends." Safely lowered into BIGBAG1, Bagonaut remained within it for 24 hours non-stop during the "Big Bag Event" in the parking lot of the Sam's Club store in San Angelo, Texas.

BIGBAG1 is over 8 feet tall and was constructed by the West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind - a non-profit facility providing employment for blind and visually impaired individuals in San Angelo. Their products include the reusable canvas Texas Earth Bag,



Bagonaut Emerges Triumphant from 24 Hour Marathon in Worlds Largest Reusable Shopping Bag to Raise Environmental Awareness