did you know?
Plastic (as well as paper) bags are classified as “Single-Use” bags.
So if you only use them once, where do they go?
So if you only use them once, where do they go?
- A lot of people attempt to re-purpose their bags, but let’s be honest: Using plastic bags as a canine feces disposal system does not constitute re-purposing OR recycling. Where do you put those “re-used” bags? In the trash. Where would they have originally ended up? The trash. The only thing you’re doing is taking a bag with potential for re-purposing, and delaying the inevitable by rendering it useless at the end of the day. What OP14 aims to do is give a purpose to plastic bags that won’t result in them being anywhere near the ocean or a landfill!
- Your bags aren't getting recycled. Despite what your local grocery store wants to believe, only 1-2% of plastic bags in the USA end up getting recycled. (source) What’s even more upsetting is that most grocery stores don’t even realize this!
- The need for educating people on the horrors of plastic bags is absolutely necessary!
- DON’T BELIEVE THE OTHERS. The American Chemistry Council has a division known as the “Progressive Bag Affiliates” who love to tell people that plastic bags are harmless and/or wonderful for the population. Nope. The facts don’t lie. There are about 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean. (source) Most of the plastic is a result of plastic bags..
- When plastics break down, they don't biodegrade; they photo-degrade This means the materials break down to smaller fragments which readily soak up toxins. They then contaminate soil, waterways, and animals upon digestion. (source)
- These bits of plastic, sometimes referred to as “mermaid tears,” wreak havoc on marine life. Fish ingest mermaid tears, birds eat bottle caps, and turtles are getting stuck in plastic six pack rings.