Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Reusable Shopping Bags

Did you know:

About 1 TRILLION plastic bags are used per year worldwide.

The average shopper in the UK uses about 300 plastic bags per year.

The average shopper in the USA uses about 1000 plastic bags per year.
The average shopping in Can uses about 1100 plastic bags per year.

Worldwide only 4% of plastic bags are recycled, the rest go to landfill and dump sites.

Twelve BILLION barrels of oil are used every year to make plastic bags.

and YES one person can make a difference - YOU

They don't have to be mine, but get yourself some reusable bags, they are relatively cheap and will last a lifetime
Put them in the car or fold a couple into your handbag or purse whenever you use them so you are more likely to remember them.

Show Off - Feel Smug and Tell your Friends! and have funf shopping with your new designer bags.

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