Rekindled » plastic bags http://rekindled.co.uk/blog Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:23:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Plastic Bags http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/plastic-bags/ http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/03/plastic-bags/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:37:04 +0000 rekindled http://rekindled.co.uk/blog/?p=287
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    • ]]>     Watch this video from the fantastic Tim Minchin and remember to take your canvas bags to the supermarket (or any other time you go shopping!).  If you are a bit forgetful like me, keep a stash near your coat or shoes, or you could even keep them in your car.

    Plastic Facts:

    • The world uses between 500 billion and 1.2 trillion plastic bags a year.
    • Each plastic bag is used for approximately 12 – 20 minutes on average
    • A plastic bag is expected to take at least 500 years to break down in landfill.
    • Plastics do not biodegrade normally, they break down into smaller and smaller particles, which then contaminate soil and water, which is then ingested by animals and gets into the food chain, and as plastics have only been around since the 1950′s who knows what the effect of this will be.
    • Many plastic bags do not end up in landfill and end up causing harm to wildlife, including marine animals.

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