Plastic shopping bags make millions of pounds of litter on land, oceans, coastlines, and landfills. They injure and kill wildlife by entanglement and accidental ingestion. Plastic bags photodegrade, breaking down into toxic particles that contaminate soil and water and enter the food chain. Plastic shopping bags are manufactured from polyethylene which is made from oil, furthering our dependence on foreign oil.
Read More Plastic shopping bags make millions of pounds of litter on land, oceans, coastlines, and landfills. They injure and kill wildlife by entanglement and accidental ingestion. Plastic bags photodegrade, breaking down into toxic particles that contaminate soil and water and enter the food chain. Plastic shopping bags are manufactured from polyethylene which is made from oil, furthering our dependence on foreign oil.
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