More than 500 billion plastic bags are used annually worldwide. U.S. alone consumed 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually and 12 million barrels of oil is estimated to produce these plastic bags.
Plastic bag was introduced 40 years ago, and itlast up to 500 years before it breaks down into smaller particles. Every piece of plastic ever made is still on the planet, and continue totoxically contaminating our global ecosystem.
100,000 of marine animal die each yearwhen animals mistake discarded plastic bags for food.
Asphyxiation from plastic bags is responsible for39,600 deaths of childrenaround the world.