1.Environmental Pollution: The Harmful Effects of Plastic Bags
The case against the plastic bag is an easy one to make, and this site gives the straight-up facts of why it is better to use reusable bags instead of plastic. Links towards the bottom of the page give easy opportunities for the purchasing of reusable bags, as well as one site where you can customize your own bags!
2.Should You Ban Plastic Bags From Your Life: Six Reasons You May Want to Consider It
As shown in the title, this site gives 6 great reasons why banning plastic bags from your life is the right thing to do. In fact, the whole website is channeled around the environment, giving 6 reasons why you should or shouldn't do certain things to better your life. The title of the website is "Six Wise: Epiphanies for Your Empowerment". Helping the environment is just one way you can better your life, and this site centers around all aspects in to which you can improve your life.
3. The Big Issue: Plastic Bags
Why aren't paper bags the better option> What's so bad about plastic bags? What should you do with the plastic bags you already have? All these questions and more are answered on the Earth 911 page for paper and plastic bags. Some really interesting facts on this site!! (under "The Hard Facts")
4. The Life Cycle of a Plastic Bag
But wait...can't I just recycle my plastic bags? Yes...that is the environmentally friendly thing to do; however, the inconsistency of plastic bag recycling and the little that comes out of it isn't what you may think. There are very few recycling plants that take plastic bags, and those that do are far and few between. Links on the bottom of the site give easy information and other websites as to where you can purchase reusable bags!!
5. The Dangers of Plastic Bags
GREAT GREAT GREAT power point!!! Very informative and made in a way that is easy to read and answers all the questions you may have regarding plastic bags...where they come from, how many are consumed each year, who is working on or has succeeded in banning plastic bags from their city, state, or even country. Did you know that China will save 37 million barrels of oil every year from their ban on plastic bags?
6. Plastic Bags are Killing Us
With so much hype on how global warming is slowly depleting the ozone layer, the gradual harms that plastic bags have on our environment are being overshadowed. No matter what you buy, every purchase has one thing in common: plastic bags. These bags are everywhere, not only just in stores. The life of a plastic bag isn't something that is discussed on a regular basis, but it something that needs to be touched on. Written like a narrative, this article gives a great look into a plastic bags life, and the places it may end up.
7. Paper vs. Plastic: The Shopping Debate
You can always expect to hear one thing when you go to a food store..."Paper or plastic?" You normally wouldn't think twice in choosing paper...its more sturdy and would seem like the environmentally friendly choice. What you may not be aware of, however, are the hidden harms of paper bags. Not only are the harms of paper bags discussed, but also those of plastic ones. Like any debate, both sides are given and is ended with a conclusion stating the winner...can you guess which type of bag is "greener"? Written from a blog called "Greenfeet", which is all about helping the environment.
8. Frequently Asked Questions About Shopping Bags
California is a highly populated state with LOTS of plastic bags distributed which are not recycled. In recent years California has become a "greener" state, but these numbers show it isn't always easy being (completely) green.
9. The Numbers...Believe It or Not
If you went into a grocery store and were given some of the numbers revealed in these facts, you would turn right around and never think about using paper or plastic again. For example, did you know that the average number of plastic bags consumed per minute is 1 million? It would definitely make you think twice before choosing paper OR plastic.
10. Plastic Bags
An Australian-based website on "Amazing Alternatives" showing just how easy it can be to alter (not change), your lifestyle for the better of the environment. Their section on plastic bags and why using reusable is so much "greener" is not only informative, but is presented in a way that clearly illustrates the harms of plastic to the environment.
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