Dangers of Plastic Bags

Are plastic bags really all that harmful? Or is it just another scare from the tree huggers?

Let's look at the facts:

• The average US family uses 60 bags in 4 shopping trips which is 380 Billion bags (just in the US) annually.

• Plastic Bags and packaging account for the major part of the waste in our landfills.


• Plastic bags are the common man-made item found out at sea - Marine Conservation Society


• Plastic bags take 1000 years to decompose - This is why our landfills, rivers, oceans, lakes, beaches, sewers, cities, and neighborhoods are filled with them!


• There's virtually no market for recycling bags - very few recycling centers will because they have no value.


• California estimates a cost of $10,000 to recycle 1 ton of plastic bags that only yield $32 in value.


• Plastic Bags use petroleum to make them AND more petroleum to get rid of them...Millions of barrels each year!


• They are ranked the #1 Most Dangerous item around the world at sea and land.


• Over 100,000 animals a year are killed by plastic bags

Government & Corporate Responses:

• Starting with San Francisco, cities and states across the country are banning the use of plastic bags.


• Countries like China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Ireland, South Africa, India, Scotland, Australia, Belgium, Taiwan, and many others have banned or taxed plastic bags.
  

What's the solution to the Plastic Bag Issue?

Reusable Grocery Gags -

Europe and other countries have been using them for years. Why can't we?

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