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Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year. National Geographic News September 2, 2003 שקיות פלסטיק (בארץ מכנים אותן בטעות שקיות "ניילון") מנתוני הסוכנות להגנת הסביבה : בין 500 מיליארד לבין ביליון (מיליון מיליונים) 500,000, ,000,000,000 שקיות פלסטיק נצרכות בכל שנה.

Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. - Christian Science Monitor News Paper פחות מ- 1% מכל השקיות ממוחזרות. מיחזור שקית עולה בהרבה על מחיר ייצורה.

“There's harsh economics behind bag recycling: It costs $4,000 to process and recycle 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the commodities market for $32” - Jared Blumenfeld (Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment) ההיבט הכלכלי של מיחזור השקיות הוא קשוח מאד: עיבוד ומיחזור של טון שקיות פלסטיק עולה $4000 בעוד שמחירו הוא רק $32. ג'ארד בלומנטל-מנהל מחלקת הסביבה של סן-פרנסיסקו

Then… Where Do They Go? אז... לאן הולכות השקיות?

A study in 1975, showed oceangoing vessels together dumped 8 million pounds of plastic annually. The real reason that the world's landfills weren't overflowing with plastic was because most of it ended up in an ocean-fill - U.S. National Academy of Sciences מחקר שנערך ב-1975 הראה שמכלי שיט השליכו כ-3600 טון פלסטיק בשנה. הגורם לכך שמצבורי אשפה יבשתיים לא הוצפו בפלסטיק הוא שרוב הפלסטיק סיים את דרכו באוקיינוס.

Bags get blown around… השקיות מתעופפות להן...

…to different parts of our lands......ומגיעות למקומות שונים על פני כדור הארץ

…and to our seas, lakes and rivers....גם לימים, לאגמים ולנחלים....

Bags find their way into the sea via drains and sewage pipes - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 שקיות מוצאות דרכן גם לצינורות ניקוז וביוב

Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Arctic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands - British Antarctic Survey שקיות פלסטיק נמצאו צפות אפילו מצפון לחוג הארקטי ליד שפיצברגן והרחק בדרום ליד איי פוקלנד

Plastic bags account for over 10 percent of the debris washed up on the U.S. coastline - National Marine Debris Monitoring Program שקיות פלסטיק מהוות יותר מ-10% מכלל הפסולת הנשטפת לחופי ארה"ב

Plastic bags photodegrade: Over time they break down into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 שקיות פלסטיק מתפרקות באור. במשך הזמן הן מתפרקות לפטרו-פולימרים קטנים אך רעילים ביותר.

which eventually contaminate soils and waterways - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 וכך מזהמים את מאגרי מים ואת הקרקעות

As a consequence microscopic particles can enter the food chain - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 כך חודרים חלקיקים מיקרוסקופיים לשרשרת המזון.

The effect on wildlife can be catastrophic - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 ההשפעה על חיי-בר עלולה לגרום לאסון כבד

Birds become terminally entangled - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 ציפורים מסתבכות בשקיות ומתות

Nearly 200 different species of sea life including whales, dolphins, seals and turtles die due to plastic bags - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 כ- 200 סוגים שנים של חיות-ים כולל ליוויתים, דולפינים, כלבי-ים וצבים מתים בגלל שקיות הפלסטיק

They die after ingesting plastic bags which they mistake for food - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 הם מתים לאחר שאכלו שקיות פלסטיק אותן חשבו בטעות למזון.

So… What do we do? אז מה עושים?

If we use a cloth bag, we can save 6 bags a week אם נשתמש בשקיות בד, נחסוך 6 שקיות כל שבוע

That's 24 bags a month כלומר, נחסוך 24 שקיות בכל חודש

That's 288 bags a year שהן 288 שקיות בכל שנה

That's 22,176 bags in an average life time שזה 22,176 שקיות במהלך זמן חיים ממוצע

If just 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time If just 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time אם רק 1 מכל 5 אנשים בישראל יעשה זאת, נחסוך 31,046,400,000 שקיות במהלך חיינו.

Bangladesh has banned plastic bags - MSNBC.com March 8, 2007 בנגלדש אסרה שימוש בשקיות פלסטיק

China has banned free plastic bags - CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008 סין אסרה חלוקת שקיות פלסטיק בחינם

Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag consumption by 90% - BBC News August 20, 2002 אירלנד הטילה מס על שקיות פלסטיק ובכך מובילה באירופה. הצריכה של שקיות פלסטיק באירלנד פחתה ב-90%.

In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags - Associated Press ב-2005 נאסר ברואנדה שימוש בשקיות פלסטיק

Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward banning the plastic bag - PlanetSave.com February 16, 2008 ישראל, קנדה, מערב הודו, בוצואנה, קניה, טנזניה, דרום אפריקה, טאיוואן וסינגפור אף הן אסרו או עומדות לאסור שימוש בשקיות פלסטיק.

On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic bags On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic bags - NPR.org (National Public Radio) ב הפכה סן-פרנסיסקו לעיר האמריקאית הראשונה שאסרה שקיות פלסטיק.

Oakland and Boston are considering a ban - The Boston Globe May 20, 2007 אוקלנד ובוסטון שוקלות אף הן איסור

Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 שקיות קניות מפלסטיק עשויות מפוליאתילן: חומר תרמופלסטי המיוצר מנפט

Reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency הפחתה בכמויות שקיות הפלסטיק תקטין את התלות בנפט מיובא.

China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free plastic bags - CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008 סין תחסוך 37 מיליון חביות נפט בכל שנה הודות לאיסור על חלוקת חינם של שקיות פלסטיק.

It is possible... זה אפשרי עשה משהו דרסטי... אמור לא!!! לשקיות פלסטיק קישורים ומידע נוסף: פתרונות ירוקים תוצרת כחול-לבן: / / l

תרגום ועריכה: רינה ברנסבורג תודה לדר' יהושע סיוון ולדר' דליה עובדיהו על ההערות ועל התיקונים קישורים ומידע נוסף: פתרונות ירוקים תוצרת כחול-לבן: השקית הירוקה השקית הירוקה – מצגת עמותות וארגונים במאבק נגד שקיות הפלסטיק בארץ: