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How are Plastic Bags Made? An estimated 12 million barrels of oil is required to produce the plastic bags used in the US each year

How Many Bags are Actually Being Used? An estimated 100 billion plastic bags are used in the United States every year Worldwide, an estimated 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used

To Recycle, or Not to Recycle? Although plastic bags are recyclable, less than 3% of them actually are. The rest end up in landfills, oceans, and as litter An estimated 4 billion plastic bags end up as litter each year worldwide In landfills, plastic bags sit for roughly 1,000 years before decomposing and release toxic chemicals into the soil during decomposition

Plastic Bags and Our Oceans In our oceans, plastic debris was found in almost 75% of dead sea turtles in 2002 Further, there are reports of problems with entanglement or ingestion of marine debris, including plastic bags, in 86% of all known species of sea turtles

What Can We Do? Reusing just one bag in your daily life (grocery/home shopping, trips to the beach/pool, gym, picnics, festivals, travel, etc.) can “eliminate” the use of approximately 6 plastic bags every week. Saving 6 bags a week works out to 288 bags a year Adopting the use of reusable bags for one's entire life can “save” (reduce) the need for over 20,000 plastic bags

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