Do you know that plastic bag is harmful? Below is the reason why.
- Plastic bags are made of polyethylene which is a petroleum product
- Production of plastic bag contributes to air pollution and energy consumption
- It takes 1000 years for polyethylene bags to break down
- As polyethylene breaks down, toxic substances leach into the soil and enter the food chain
- Approximately 1 billion seabirds and mammals die per year by ingesting plastic bags
- Plastic bags are often mistaken as food by marine mammals. 100,000 marine mammals die yearly by eating plastic bags
- Plastic bag choke landfills
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