WHY USE NON WOVEN ECO BAG

Plastic Bag Pollution by Sharon Jacobsen July 21,2005

500,000,000,000. Five hundred followed by nine zeros, That's a lot of bags, so many that over one million bags are being used every minute and they're damaging our ENVIRONMENT

POLLUTION
Plastic bags are difficult and costly to recycle and most end up on landfill sites where they take around 300 years to photodegarde. They break down into tiny toxic particles that contaninate the soil and waterways and enter the food chain when animals accidentally ingest them.

But the problems surrounding waste plastic bags stars long before they photodegrade.Our planet is becoming increasingly contaminated by our unnecessary use of plastic bags.

Big black bin liners, plastic carrier bags carrying advertising logos, clear sandwich bags and a variety of other forms are all polluting our environment. They're lightweight, handy and easily discarded. Too easily discarded.

While they were rarely found during the 60s and 70s, their usage has increased at an alarming rate since the became popular during the 80s, Just take a look around you. Plastic bags can be seen hanging from the branches of trees, flying in the air on windy days, settled amongst bushes and floating on rivers. They clog up gutters and drains causing water and sewage to overflow and become the breeding grounds fo germs and bacteria that cause diseases.

By refusing the use plastic bags, you can make a huge difference to the pollution problem. Remember that each person uses 83 bags a year. if there are four people in your family, that's 322 plastic bags less every year. .............................to be continue....