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PLASTIC BAGS & THE PLANET

January 05, 2015 Kami Leatherdale

It is time to stop using plastic shopping bags. Many areas are now banning the use of plastic bags. Some facts to ponder... In the U.S. we use around 270,000,000 plastic shopping bags in a single day. One person uses more than 325 plastic shopping bags per year. A family of four will use more than 1200 per year. Only 1% of plastic bags are recycled.   700 plastic bags will be used in the life span of one reusable bag. Paper bags are no better because they use more energy to produce than plastic. There are over 100,000 marine deaths...