Facts about Plastic Bag.................

We should discuss the environmental impact of plastic bags to the world. Today, there are millions of plastic bags used by the people. In China, the people use 3 billion plastic bags every day. In the world, people use 1 trillion plastic bags.

1: Recycled :

One ways to avoid too much plastic bags in the world is by recycling the plastic bags. BBC states that 1 of 200 plastic bags in United Kingdom is the recycled one.

2: ocean :

The ocean is also affected by plastic bags. When people have a vacation in the beach, they will throw the plastic bags there. Based on the data in 2008, plastic bag was the second item that people can find on the ocean. The first one was the cigarette butts.

3: The Consumption Of Plastic Bag :

Let’s find out the consumption of plastic bag annually in the world. The data state that the consumption of plastic bags fall between 500 billion to 1 trillion bags each year. Get plastic facts here.

4: the family :

When the family members go to a grocery stores for four times, they can collect at least 60 plastic bags.

5: Degrade The Plastic Bag :

In average, it takes 1000 years for a plastic bag to degrade. But the high density polyethylene will only need 20 years to degrade.

6: production of plastic bag :

The data in 2008 stated that there were 3,960,000 tons of plastic sacks, bags and wraps generated for the people. 90 percent of the production was discarded.

7: The Floating Plastic Bags :

If you look at the blue ocean, you will be upset when you find out the floating plastic and cigarette butts. It is estimated that there are 46,000 pieces of floating plastic located on each square mile of the ocean.

8: on the ocean floor :

Some plastic bags can be found floating on the ocean. Actually 70 percent of them are on the ocean floor.

9: The Production Of Plastic Bag In US :

Every year, this big country produces 100 billion plastic bags. The cost for the production is 4 billion dollar.

10: the marine animals :
The plastic bags on the ocean affect of the marine animals. The death of the sea turtles or even fish is high because they think that the plastic bag is food.

Note : personal request to all use bags made of clothes when you are going to market as much as you can.