Our school decided to participate in a contest called "Design For Change 2010" after attending a seminar by activist Rahul Bose. The students came up with the idea to address the problem of toxic plastic pollution by making paper bags from old newspapers to distribute in the community as an alternative to plastic bags. Teams of 5 students and a teacher formed to make the bags over two weeks. The bags were painted with environmental slogans and distributed around the school to promote using biodegradable bags and reduce plastic use.