There’s no denying that plastic bags are a huge issue. By the time you’ve finished reading this small segment over 400,000 plastic bags will have been consumed in the US alone.
And while taxes on plastic bags has seen huge reductions in the number of bags used, it is still not enough.
Unfortunately, most plastic bags will never be recycled and although some people reuse them for other purposes, the vast majority of plastic bags are single-use.
Plastic bags are far more damaging than single-use paper alternatives. Although paper can take years to decompose, plastic bags never fully do. Their thin lining means that if they are not eaten, then they will eventually break down into microplastic particles and disburse toxins into our oceans.
Grocery bags and fruit and vegetable bags are amongst the top offenders when it comes to plastic bag litter. That’s why we have targeted our reusable bags at grocery shopping.
Plastic Bags In Numbers:
1.75 Billion - The number of single-use bags sold for 5p in the UK last year
6x - In the North Pacific Ocean there are 6 times as many pieces of plastic as plankton
1-3% - The percentage of plastic bags that are actually recycled