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Data released by the United Data released by the United States Environmental Protection States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere Agency shows that somewhere
between 500 billion and a trillion between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed plastic bags are consumed
worldwide each year.worldwide each year.
National Geographic News September 2, 2003National Geographic News September 2, 2003
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Less than 1% of bags are Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycled. It cost more to
recycle a bag than to produce recycle a bag than to produce a new one.a new one.
- Christian Science Monitor News - Christian Science Monitor News PaperPaper
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““There's harsh economics There's harsh economics behind bag recycling: It costs behind bag recycling: It costs $4,000 to process and recycle $4,000 to process and recycle
1 ton of plastic bags, which can 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the then be sold on the
commodities market for $32”commodities market for $32”
- Jared Blumenfeld - Jared Blumenfeld (Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment)(Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment)
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Then…Then…
Where Do They Go?Where Do They Go?
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A study in 1975, showed oceangoing A study in 1975, showed oceangoing vessels together dumped 8 million pounds vessels together dumped 8 million pounds
of plastic annually. The real reason that of plastic annually. The real reason that the world's landfills weren't overflowing the world's landfills weren't overflowing
with plastic was because most of it ended with plastic was because most of it ended up in an ocean-fillup in an ocean-fill
- U.S. National Academy of Sciences - U.S. National Academy of Sciences
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Bags get blown Bags get blown around…around…
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……to different parts of our to different parts of our landslands
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……and to our seas, lakes and and to our seas, lakes and rivers.rivers.
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Bags find their way into the Bags find their way into the sea via drains and sewage sea via drains and sewage
pipes pipes
- CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 2007
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Plastic bags have been found Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Arctic floating north of the Arctic
Circle near Spitzbergen, and Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland as far south as the Falkland
IslandsIslands
- British Antarctic Survey - British Antarctic Survey
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Plastic bags account for over Plastic bags account for over 10 percent of the debris 10 percent of the debris washed up on the U.S. washed up on the U.S.
coastlinecoastline
- National Marine Debris Monitoring - National Marine Debris Monitoring Program Program
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Plastic bags photodegrade:Plastic bags photodegrade:Over time they break down into Over time they break down into
smaller, more toxic petro-smaller, more toxic petro-polymerspolymers
- CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 20072007
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which eventually contaminate which eventually contaminate soils and waterwayssoils and waterways
- CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 2007
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As a consequence microscopic As a consequence microscopic particles can enter the food particles can enter the food
chainchain
- CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007
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The effect on wildlife can be The effect on wildlife can be catastrophiccatastrophic
- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005
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Birds become terminally Birds become terminally entangled entangled
- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005
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Nearly 200 different species of Nearly 200 different species of sea life including whales, sea life including whales,
dolphins, seals and turtles die dolphins, seals and turtles die due to plastic bagsdue to plastic bags
- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005
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They die after ingesting plastic They die after ingesting plastic bags which they mistake for bags which they mistake for
foodfood
- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005- World Wildlife Fund Report 2005
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So…So…
What do we do?What do we do?
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If we use a cloth bag, If we use a cloth bag, we can save 6 bags a week we can save 6 bags a week
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That's 24 bags a monthThat's 24 bags a month
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That's 288 bags a yearThat's 288 bags a year
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That's 22,176 bags That's 22,176 bags in an average life timein an average life time
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If just If just 1 out of 51 out of 5 people in our country people in our country did this did this
we would save we would save
1,330,560,000,000 bags 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life timeover our life time
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Bangladesh has Bangladesh has banned plastic bags banned plastic bags
- MSNBC.com March 8, 2007- MSNBC.com March 8, 2007
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China has banned free plastic China has banned free plastic bagsbags
- CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008- CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008
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Ireland took the lead in Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags Europe, taxing plastic bags
in 2002 and have now in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag reduced plastic bag
consumption by 90% consumption by 90%
- BBC News August 20, 2002- BBC News August 20, 2002
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In 2005 Rwanda In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags banned plastic bags
- Associated Press- Associated Press
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Israel, Canada, western India, Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South
Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward also banned or are moving toward
banning the plastic bag banning the plastic bag
- PlanetSave.com February 16, 2008- PlanetSave.com February 16, 2008
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On March 27th 2007, San On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. Francisco becomes first U.S.
city to ban plastic bags city to ban plastic bags
- NPR.org (National Public - NPR.org (National Public Radio)Radio)
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Oakland and Boston are Oakland and Boston are considering a ban considering a ban
- The Boston Globe May 20, 2007- The Boston Globe May 20, 2007
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Plastic shopping bags are Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: made from polyethylene:
a thermoplastic made from oil a thermoplastic made from oil
- CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 2007
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Reducing plastic bags will Reducing plastic bags will decrease decrease
foreign oil dependency foreign oil dependency
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China will save 37 million barrels of China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of oil each year due to their ban of
free plastic bags free plastic bags
- CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008- CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008
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It is It is possiblepossible......