Plastic Bags?

Did you know that, according to the EPA, 380 billion plastic bags are used in the U.S. annually? Only about 0.6% of those are recycled and approx 100 billion bags are thrown away each year. Considering that each bag takes about 1000 years to degrade - the numbers become even more staggering. Keep in mind - those numbers are for the U.S. only!

It is estimated that one million bags per minute are used world wide. Almost 80% of those are used by North America and Western Europe.

Considering that it’s not only the use of plastic bags that harms the environment, but also the production, I decided that if we each start with a small step - like reusing shopping bags, made out of environmentally friendly cotton, over time, we will have an impact.