-  Plastic bags are made from oil, primarily foreign oil, and are intoxicated with a variety of chemical additives that give 
   the bags properties and color.

 
-  Plastic Bag's aren't free. U.S. shoppers spend 
   over $4 billion a year to cover the costs of plastic bags. 
   These costs are passed on in the price of our 
   goods, making everything a bit more expensive. 
   

-  Scientists say the chemicals in plastic can leache 
    into food or water - when used for storage.

-  Millions of plastic bags are littered harming

   different species of marine life, as well as birds, 

   cows, goats, plants and sadly endangered

   turtles that often choke, suffocate and die. 
 

                                                                                       
        
       -  It takes at least a decade and sometimes up to
          1,000 years for plastic bags to decompose.

       -  We use plastic bags for a pretty short period of time.    

To some the economic success of the plastic bag is brilliant. To others it’s outright stupid.

  Our alternatives are limited:

• It takes more than four times more energy and wood fibers from trees to produce paper bags in comparison to plastic.
  
• The good news:
                                                                 
• Millions of people are using reusable bags everyday.
• Recycling bags is getting better
• They've become unfashionable in Ireland
• California is working on terminating plastic bags
• Other states in the U.S. are taking action.  
• CHINA is working on banning plastic bags