THE FACTS
- An estimated 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.
- Over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps are consumed every year in the US alone (Source: EPA).
- The US uses 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually at an estimated cost to retailers of $4 billion (Source: Wall Street Journal).
- Over 100,000 birds, whales, seals and turtles worldwide are killed by plastic rubbish every year.
- Plastic bags don't biodegrade, they photo-degrade which means they break down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways eventually entering back into the food chain when animals accidentally digest these small pieces of toxic waste.
- Globally we use approximately 12 million barrels of oil to produce the plastic bags that are used each year worldwide.
OUR MISSION
To stop the use and manufacture of plastic shopping bags nationwide across America.
OBJECTIVES
- To enforce the manufacture and use of biodegradable carrier bags as the only alternative.
- To enforce a mandatory plastic carrier bag recycling or 'return-and-re-use' policy at every store.
- To enforce a 'convenience' charge for every plastic carrier bag that a customer requires over the counter.
- To encourage friends and family and everyone you know to always carry an alternative bag whenever they go shopping and to simply say 'No Thanks' EVERY TIME they are offered a plastic bag anywhere.
Therefore, please ...
Seeing this momentum grow has been a heavy experience given the scale of the plastic crisis we face every single day. I am undeniably exhausted by the work but seeing so many people join this fight keeps me moving forward.
4 Comments
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Mike Gray
17 years ago
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Bout time. People are just too lazy to bring their own bags. Charge them for it and maybe they will learn.
S
Sarah Frost
17 years ago
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Every time I go for a walk in the park I see them stuck in the trees and floating in the creek. It makes me sick. Time for a change.
J
Jessica Kim
17 years ago
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STOP THE PLASTIC MADNESS. My trash can is constantly overflowing with these stupid things that just end up in the ocean anyway.
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THE FACTS
- An estimated 1 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.
- Over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps are consumed every year in the US alone (Source: EPA).
- The US uses 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually at an estimated cost to retailers of $4 billion (Source: Wall Street Journal).
- Over 100,000 birds, whales, seals and turtles worldwide are killed by plastic rubbish every year.
- Plastic bags don't biodegrade, they photo-degrade which means they break down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways eventually entering back into the food chain when animals accidentally digest these small pieces of toxic waste.
- Globally we use approximately 12 million barrels of oil to produce the plastic bags that are used each year worldwide.
OUR MISSION
To stop the use and manufacture of plastic shopping bags nationwide across America.
OBJECTIVES
- To enforce the manufacture and use of biodegradable carrier bags as the only alternative.
- To enforce a mandatory plastic carrier bag recycling or 'return-and-re-use' policy at every store.
- To enforce a 'convenience' charge for every plastic carrier bag that a customer requires over the counter.
- To encourage friends and family and everyone you know to always carry an alternative bag whenever they go shopping and to simply say 'No Thanks' EVERY TIME they are offered a plastic bag anywhere.
Therefore, please ...
Seeing this momentum grow has been a heavy experience given the scale of the plastic crisis we face every single day. I am undeniably exhausted by the work but seeing so many people join this fight keeps me moving forward.
4 Comments
M
Mike Gray
17 years ago
Featured
Bout time. People are just too lazy to bring their own bags. Charge them for it and maybe they will learn.
S
Sarah Frost
17 years ago
Featured
Every time I go for a walk in the park I see them stuck in the trees and floating in the creek. It makes me sick. Time for a change.
J
Jessica Kim
17 years ago
Featured
STOP THE PLASTIC MADNESS. My trash can is constantly overflowing with these stupid things that just end up in the ocean anyway.
K
Keithsaura
7 years ago
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Bout time. People are just too lazy to bring their own bags. Charge them for it and maybe they will learn.