Saving The World, One Environment Friendly Bag At A Time

By Author: Jodie Shah
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Environment friendly bags match our evolving lifestyle; the current mantra today is 'go green'. Through the use of these simple and reusable bags, we cut back on the damage that regular paper and plastic bags have on the environment.

Below are some facts about how plastic bags affect our environment:

-Plastic bags in landfills take 20 years to decompose. As soon as they decompose, they introduce destructive toxic chemicals to the soil.

- Less than 3% of plastic bags are recyclable. The remainder of these plastic bags wind up in landfills plus oceans as litter.

- 4 billion plastic bags end up as litter every year.

- Americans use 100 billion plastic bags each year. On a worldwide scale, 500 billion to one trillion plastic bags are used.

- 75% of dead sea turtles and other damage to wildlife originate from plastic debris in our ocean

- 12 million barrels of oil are required to produce plastic bags used in the US on a yearly basis

Environment friendly bags vs. Plastic bags

Utilizing environment-friendly bags lessen the need for plastic bags. When the demand goes down, ...
... so does the release of harmful chemicals to the environment developed by plastic bag industries.

Factories that produce plastic bags put out toxic pollution causing grave danger to humans plus the atmosphere. Some chemicals are so harsh that they destroy the ozone layer - making humans vulnerable to the sun's harmful rays as well as illnesses that go with becoming too subjected to it. Air pollution is also produced by recycling centers seeking to eradicate plastic and paper bags, so that landfills will have more space.

Environment friendly bags are great alternatives to paper bags. Paper bags are manufactured from trees. While they are biodegradable, trees would have to be cut down to produce them. The more paper bags are utilized in a grocery, the more trees are cut down. This results to deforestation where trees are taken out and lands are left barren. Deforestation is a major contributor to global warming and causes flash floods bringing on damage in people's lives and properties.

Environment friendly bags lessen litter. Plastic bags are among the main sources of litter both on land and water. They take too much time to decompose and are a grave threat to wildlife.

Using Environment friendly bags

There are additional advantages of using these "green" bags in addition to helping the environment. Environment friendly bags are resilient. They're able to carry double the amount of baggage than plastic and paper bags. Paper and plastic bags are super easy to tear when baggage is too heavy.

Green bags are manufactured from long, soft fabric that one could easily carry on your shoulder. It is possible to fold them in a compact way and place them inside your bag-they won't take up too much space.

Environment friendly bags are manufactured from eco-friendly, non-toxic and non-allergen fabrics for example organic cotton. These are reusable and washable and could last for quite a few years.

They also come in many designs, styles and colors to fit every mood and need. These environment friendly bags have even become quite trendy. Well-known fashion designers such as Stella McCartney, Giorgio Armani and Heidi Klum are joining the bandwagon and creating environment friendly bags which are both chic and fabulous.

Jodie Shah is a high school teacher who utilizes environment friendly bags as opposed to plastic bags.