Consider the Following Shocking Facts About Plastic Bags:
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Plastic bags are made of polyethylene
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Polyethylene is a petroleum product
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Production contributes to air pollution and energy consumption
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Four to five trillion plastic bags are manufactured each year
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Of those 100 trillion plastic bags, 1% are recycled
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It takes 1000 years for polyethylene bags to break down
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As polyethylene breaks down, toxic substances leach into the soil and enter the food chain
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Approximately 1 billion seabirds and mammals die per year by ingesting plastic bags
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Plastic bags are often mistaken as food by marine mammals. 100,000 marine mammals die yearly by eating plastic bags.
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These animals suffer a painful death, the plastic wraps around their intestines or they choke to death
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Plastic bag choke landfills
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Plastic bags are carried by the wind into forests, ponds, rivers, and lakes
So, what are we doing?
“What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone”
REQUESTING YOU ALL PLEASE TRY TO AVOID PLASTICS BAGS. I AM VERY HAPPY BCOZ IN SILIGURI(WEST BENGAL) PLASTIC BAG IS STRICTLY BANNED BY OUR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & WE ARE NOT USING IT NOW A DAYS.
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