Over 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide every year, with the US using over 100 billion annually. Plastic bags can take up to 1000 years to decompose and over 100,000 marine animals die every year from ingesting or entanglement in plastic bags. Using reusable bags is presented as a solution, as the average family accumulates over 60 plastic bags from just 3 shopping trips, while each reusable bag eliminates the waste of hundreds of single-use plastic bags per year.