The worldwatch institute estimates that 4 5 trillion plastic bags were produced in 2002.
Usage of plastic bags.
They also don t require recycled content usage in biodegradable or recycled rpet plastic bags.
For moving use them to wrap things that might break during the move by wrapping small breakables in their own bags and wrapping the excess bag to keep the items from breaking.
Governments frequently fail to offer subsidies for bags you can reuse.
Some states are experimenting with solutions like mandatory deposits purchasing fees and outright bans.
Plastic bags for national security duty free and airport bags export or agricultural uses.
San francisco was the first to do so in 2007.
We guess the number hasn t gone down since then and use the upper estimate of 5 trillion.
Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean.
For hungry sea turtles it s nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic shopping bags.
When you are traveling plastic bags can be used to wrap up breakable souvenirs.
Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food filling their stomachs with toxic debris.
I recycle my walmart bags and use my local grocery store bags for a good many of the uses on the list i e.
Use them as packing material.
Some businesses have stopped offering their customers plastic bags and many communities are considering a ban on plastic bags.