1. Over 500 Billion plastics bags are
used worldwide every year!
The United States uses over
100 Billion plastic bags per year
It can take up to 1,000 years for
a plastic bag to disintegrate!
Over 100,000 marine animals
die due to ingesting or
becoming entangled in a plastic
bag!
Solution: Use Reusable Bags
An average family can
accumulate over 60 plastic
bags in three shopping trips.
Each reusable bag we
purchase can eliminate the
waste of hundreds of single
use plastic bags per year.

2. Citations
"Facts About the Plastic Bag Pandemic." - Reuseit.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
26 Apr. 2013. http://www.reuseit.com/learn-more/top-facts/plastic-
bag-facts.
"Plastic Statistics." Oceancrusadersorg RSS2. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr.
2013. http://oceancrusaders.org/plastic-crusades/plastic-statistics/.
"Plastic bag or Reusable" Plasticbaglaws RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr.
2013. http://plasticbaglaws.org/.
"Reusable Grocery Bags : Reusable Shopping Bags : Customized Bags
:: One Bag at a Time from Lisa Foster." Reusable Grocery Bags :
Reusable Shopping Bags : Customized Bags :: One Bag at a
Time from Lisa Foster. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2013.
http://www.onebagatatime.com/
Image: borowiderecycling.blogspot.com
Problems with Plastic
References