Do you know how many plastic bags are used every year?
According to The World Counts, 5 Trillion plastic bags are to be used this year. Put one by one, they would travel around the world 7 times every hour.
Why are plastic bags harmful to the environment? What can we do to solve this problem?
The danger of plastic bags:
Plastic bags are difficult and expensive to recycle, and most end up on landfill sites where photodegradation takes about 300 years. These break down into small radioactive particles contaminating the soil and rivers and join the food chain when they are consumed unintentionally by animals.
Plastic bags are lightweight, handy and easily discarded. We can see they are hanging from the branches of trees, flying in the air on windy days, settled amongst bushes and floating on rivers. Every bag that’s blown into a river will most likely end up in the sea. So many animals – including both terrestrial and aquatic varieties – eat plastic bags, and suffer from serious health problems once they do.
What You Can Do to Reduce Use of Plastic Shopping Bags?
To reduce use of plastic shopping bags, the only solution is a re-think of attitude:
- Re-use bags when shopping.
- Choose biodegradable bags to use for litter (photodegradable bags used in this way are guaranteed to end up on landfill sites taking hundreds of years to break down).
- Re-use large plastic sacks whenever possible
Refrigerate food in containers rather than plastic bags - Get reusable bags. Because if we trade out our plastic bags for reusable bags the average person can save 6 bags a week.
Getting your hands on some reusable bags is supporting this plastic bag crisis. With so many options available, you may not need to invest a lot of money. Below are only a few of the great results that can help reduce waste, save wildlife, support our world and send a message that you want to improve, not worsen the problem. It’s a small investment to give ourselves (and our kids) a better future.
Recycled PET bags are durable, waterproof, reusable, and they provide peace of mind for environmentally conscious brands.
PP woven bags 100% recycled are eco-friendly bags which are made from recycled PP. This follows green movement with the concept of reduce, reuse, recycle.
Net Cotton Bags
Simple and useful, would be a great intentional and conscious gift for your eco friendly daughter, girlfriend or yourself!
