Sunday, June 1, 2008

51 Things We Can Do Slow Global Warming - 4


JUST SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS
The PLASTIC BAGS you bring home from the supermarket probaly end up in a landfill .
Every year more than 500 billion plastic bags are distributed and less than 3% of those bags are RECYCLED . They are typically made of polyethylene and can take up to 1000 years to biodegrade in landfills that emit harmful greenhouse gases . Reducing your contribution to plastic-bag pollution is as simple as using a cloth bag(or one made o biodegradable plant-ased materials) instead of wasting plastic ones . For your next trip to the Grocery stopre - C.S.

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