| Why Reusable Bags? |
The Numbers Speak for Themselves:
* 500 billion plastic bags used each year (EPA stat from 2003).
* Up to 1,000 (or more) years for plastic bags to biodegrade in landfills. Yes, the bags are biodegradable (eventually). However, as plastic bags bio-degrade, they break down into smaller, more toxic polymers which contaminate soil and waterways that enter our food chain.
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Plastic Bags In Our Environment
Photo Courtesy: Craig Abraham
Photo Courtesy: Craig Abraham
So the Real Question Is Why Not?
Find out what is happening Around the World recently in regards to "Plastic Bag Bans":
NORTH CAROLINA - Plastic ban smooth so far – Sept. 10, 2009 (read more...)
MEXICO CITY - Limits love affair with plastic bag – Sept. 9, 2009 (read more...)
BEIJING - China gains by plastic bag ban – August 31, 2009 (read more...)
MEXICO CITY - Bans plastic bags – August 18, 2009 (read more...)
SACRAMENTO COUNTY - Push to eliminate plastic bags begins Monday - May 9, 2009 (read more ...)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Last day for plastic bags at checkouts – May 3, 2009 (read more...)
SAULT STE. MARIE - An account of plastic bag bans around the world - April 2, 2009 (read more...) NEW ZEALAND - Campaigners push plastic bag free - March 29, 2009 (read more...)
MEXICO - Plastic bags on their way out in Mexico City - March 26, 2009 (read more...)
OTTAWA - Council debates excessive consumption of plastic - March 14, 2009 (read more...)
UNITED STATES - Apple's retail stores initiate a "no plastic bag" policy - March 7, 2009 (read more...)
CALCUTTA - Plastic bag ban at school - February 9, 2009 (read more...)
QATAR - Ban on plastic bags will be phased in over six months - January 31, 2009 (read more...)
COLORADO - State poised to introduce legislation to tackle plastic bags - January 25, 2009 (read more...)
VIRGINIA - Cotton farmers support push for banning plastic bags - January 22, 2009 (read more...)
NORTH VIRGINIA - Legislative bill could impose a 5 cent tax on plastic bags - January 16, 2009 (read more...)
TORONTO - Loblaws grocery chain charges 5 cents per bag, starting today - January 12, 2009 (read more...)
CALGARY - Another grocery chain is phasing out single-use plastic bags - November 7, 2008 (read more...)
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver is pressing faster toward a ban on plastic bags - October 4, 2008 (read more…)
TORONTO - City targets ban or tax levied on coffee cups, take out food containers and plastic bags - September 14, 2008 (read more...)
INDIA - No more legal hurdles to plastic bag ban - September 2, 2008 (read more...)
U.K. – Plastic bags could soon become a thing of the past in Suffolk - August 10, 2008 (read more...)
HAWAII - Maui Council took first step on Friday to ban plastic bags starting in 2011 – August 9, 2008 (read more...)
TANZANIA - Tanzania is currently experiencing an environmental menace of plastic bags pollution - July 20, 2008 (read more...)
TEXAS - Beeville and Corpus Christi join a growing list of Texas cities considering plastic bag bans – July 13, 2008 (read more...)
CANADA - Hundreds of students support a petition that advocates a ban on plastic bags - June 30, 2008 (read more...)
U.K. - A major campaign to help Buckingham go plastic-bag free has stepped up a gear - June 30, 2008 (read more...)
U.K. - Kew Gardens has announced plans to phase out plastic bags for its customers - June 28, 3008 (read more...)
CHINA - How China's plastic bag ban works - June 18, 2008 (read more...)
AUSTRALIA - South Australia legislation would ban single-use plastic bags - June 18, 2008 (read more...)
TEXAS - El Paso city councilors to discuss plastic-bag ban this week - June 9, 2008 (read more...)
UNITED STATES - San Francisco became the first and only U.S. city to ban the bags in April 2008 – June 4, 2008 (read more...)
REUTERS - Bag bans around the world – May 27, 2008 (read more...)
MONTREAL - Two Canadian pioneer towns are saying good riddance to them - April 21, 2008 (read more...)
TORONTO - LCBO outlets considering eliminating plastic bags by the fall - April 9,2008 (read more...)
UNITED KINGDOM - The Prince of Wales will launch his own campaign to persuade shoppers to turn away from plastic bags - March 3, 2008 (read more...)
CHINA - Even China has banned ultra-thin bags and free bags will be outlawed starting from June 1st - March 1, 2008 (read more...)