Plastic bag contamination is a large environmental issue around the world. You can help minimize this pollution with the option of reusable bags for groceries, take-away food, lunch sack, and other activities. The following statistics summarized below were found online and give you an idea of the worlds impact from plastic bag use.

• Each year the United States consumes 30 billion plastic and 10 billion paper grocery bags, requiring 14 million trees and 12 million barrels of oil.

• The pulp and paper industry is the 2nd largest industrial user of energy in the U.S.

• More than 46,000 pieces of plastic contaminate each square mile of our oceans.

• Over 100,000 marine animals die every year from plastic entanglement.

• Only 1% of plastic bags are recycled annually.

Remember that you have the option to choose to reuse! Your behavior makes a difference and enables you to save in the long run. Have you ever been offered a credit for bringing your reusable bag to the store? It pays! Some tips found online at www.igotmybag.org/home.htm for remembering your reusable bag are summarized below.

• Put your coupons in your bag and keep it by the door.

• Attach your bag to your bike! Or pet leash!

• Keep reusable bags in the trunk of your car and put a small note on the dashboard to remind you to bring them.

• Purchase a few compact reusable bags that you can keep with you in a purse, jacket pocket, or backpack, or attach to your keychain.

• Give a fun bag to someone as a gift and tell them why they should use it.

• Decorate your own bag.

• Ask the kids/partner/roommate to remind you to bring your bags. 

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Jane Law   |124.13.31.xxx |2009-07-05 23:08:46 Remember that you have the option to choose to reuse! Your behavior makes a difference and enables you to save in the long run. Have you ever been offered a credit for bringing your reusable bag to the store? It pays! Some tips found online at individual dental insurance plan for remembering your reusable bag are summarized below. Reply | Quote 0   0

ecotrendbags  - Plastic Bag Pollution - Cotton bag is solution.     |69.116.234.xxx |2009-08-05 12:11:24 The Earth has been facing immense pollution from our garbage and consumption. The latest deadly pollution is plastic bags that fill up the landfills. With plastic bags becoming a growing concern, cotton bag has become the new way to help stop the pollution. With plastic bag pollution being a rising concern, many shoppers need to start using reusable cotton bags in order to stop the pollution. Plastic bag pollution is very deadly and takes hundreds of years to break down. Even if the component is broken done, the deadly chemicals will go into the ground and water system. By reducing the usage of plastic bag, Earth can recuperate. That's why cotton bags should be used world wide to help reduce the pollution. It is our generation to stop the pollution and start using cotton bags as the solution. With global warming going out of hand from gas exhaustion, we don't need any more problems especially plastic bags that are harmful when broken down naturally. These broken down elements c... Reply | Quote 3   0

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