Top Facts About Plastic Bags

Each year, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. That comes out to over one million per minute. Billions end up as litter each year. According to the EPA, over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps are consumed in the U.S. each year. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. Estimated cost to retailers is $4 billion. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales and other marine mammals die every year from eating discarded plastic bags mistaken for food. In 2001, Ireland consumed 1.2 billion plastic bags, or 316 per person. An extremely successful plastic bag consumption tax, or PlasTax, introduced in 2002 reduced consumption by 90%. Approximately 18,000,000 liters of oil have been saved due to this reduced production. Governments around the world are considering implementing similar measures.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

EcoBags or Plastic Bags?


Really, I know it is everybody's right to make a choice but you must know that people around you also has the right judge whether your choice that you choose was a wise choice or really stupid choice.

If you choose to use plastic bags when you go shopping especially in a country where plastic bags in the supermarket are given free, nobody will prosecute you in the court and instead you have the right to prosecute anybody whoever interfere your affair with your plastic bags. However I want to tell you that if you choose to use plastic bag while there are alternative for it like using reusable eco-friendly shopping bag you are the most stupid person in the whole world. You see you will looks very stupid when you come out from the supermarket with bunches of plastic bag in your left and right hand.

I think the alternative are available. EcoBags is available. If you don't have money to buy ecobags then you can use your reusable bag for shopping. It is our responsibility to keep our environment clean and green. Free from plastic bag. If you have had the opportunity to read my earlier post you will have to take note that in the US alone billions of plastic bags used every year. Can you imagine how many billions plastic bag used in the world? Each plastic bags will take 300 years to break down. Hey..you are dumping plastic bag everyday.

..*There Are Ways And Alternative For Plastic Bags..*

My 2-cents: Make it a habit to bring your own bags every time you go shopping.

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