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Premium member Presentation Transcript Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.National Geographic News September 2, 2003 : Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.National Geographic News September 2, 2003 Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. : Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. - Christian Science Monitor News Paper “There's harsh economics behind bag recycling: It costs $4,000 to process and recycle 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the commodities market for $32” : “There's harsh economics behind bag recycling: It costs $4,000 to process and recycle 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the commodities market for $32” - Jared Blumenfeld (Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment) Then… : Then… Where Do They Go? Slide 5: A study in 1975, showed oceangoing vessels together dumped 8 million pounds of plastic annually. The real reason that the world's landfills weren't overflowing with plastic was because most of it ended up in an ocean-fill - U.S. National Academy of Sciences Slide 6: Bags get blown around… Slide 7: …to different parts of our lands Slide 8: …and to our seas, lakes and rivers. Slide 9: Bags find their way into the sea via drains and sewage pipes - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Arctic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands : Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Arctic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands - British Antarctic Survey Slide 11: Plastic bags account for over 10 percent of the debris washed up on the U.S. coastline - National Marine Debris Monitoring Program Slide 12: Plastic bags photodegrade:Over time they break down into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Slide 13: which eventually contaminate soils and waterways - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Slide 14: As a consequence microscopic particles can enter the food chain - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Slide 15: The effect on wildlife can be catastrophic - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 Slide 16: Birds become terminally entangled - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 Slide 18: Nearly 200 different species of sea life including whales, dolphins, seals and turtles die due to plastic bags - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 Slide 19: They die after ingesting plastic bags which they mistake for food - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 So… : So… What do we do? If we use a cloth bag, we can save 6 bags a week : If we use a cloth bag, we can save 6 bags a week That's 24 bags a month : That's 24 bags a month That's 288 bags a year : That's 288 bags a year That's 22,176 bags in an average life time : That's 22,176 bags in an average life time If just 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time : If just 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time Bangladesh has banned plastic bags : Bangladesh has banned plastic bags - MSNBC.com March 8, 2007 China has banned free plastic bags : China has banned free plastic bags - CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008 Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag consumption by 90% : Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag consumption by 90% - BBC News August 20, 2002 In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags : In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags - Associated Press Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward banning the plastic bag : Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward banning the plastic bag - PlanetSave.com February 16, 2008 On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic bags : On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic bags - NPR.org (National Public Radio) Oakland and Boston are considering a ban : Oakland and Boston are considering a ban - The Boston Globe May 20, 2007 Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil : Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency : Reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free plastic bags : China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free plastic bags - CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008 It is possible... : It is possible... 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Premium member Presentation Transcript Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.National Geographic News September 2, 2003 : Data released by the United States Environmental Protection Agency shows that somewhere between 500 billion and a trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year.National Geographic News September 2, 2003 Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. : Less than 1% of bags are recycled. It cost more to recycle a bag than to produce a new one. - Christian Science Monitor News Paper “There's harsh economics behind bag recycling: It costs $4,000 to process and recycle 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the commodities market for $32” : “There's harsh economics behind bag recycling: It costs $4,000 to process and recycle 1 ton of plastic bags, which can then be sold on the commodities market for $32” - Jared Blumenfeld (Director of San Francisco's Department of the Environment) Then… : Then… Where Do They Go? Slide 5: A study in 1975, showed oceangoing vessels together dumped 8 million pounds of plastic annually. The real reason that the world's landfills weren't overflowing with plastic was because most of it ended up in an ocean-fill - U.S. National Academy of Sciences Slide 6: Bags get blown around… Slide 7: …to different parts of our lands Slide 8: …and to our seas, lakes and rivers. Slide 9: Bags find their way into the sea via drains and sewage pipes - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Arctic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands : Plastic bags have been found floating north of the Arctic Circle near Spitzbergen, and as far south as the Falkland Islands - British Antarctic Survey Slide 11: Plastic bags account for over 10 percent of the debris washed up on the U.S. coastline - National Marine Debris Monitoring Program Slide 12: Plastic bags photodegrade:Over time they break down into smaller, more toxic petro-polymers - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Slide 13: which eventually contaminate soils and waterways - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Slide 14: As a consequence microscopic particles can enter the food chain - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Slide 15: The effect on wildlife can be catastrophic - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 Slide 16: Birds become terminally entangled - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 Slide 18: Nearly 200 different species of sea life including whales, dolphins, seals and turtles die due to plastic bags - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 Slide 19: They die after ingesting plastic bags which they mistake for food - World Wildlife Fund Report 2005 So… : So… What do we do? If we use a cloth bag, we can save 6 bags a week : If we use a cloth bag, we can save 6 bags a week That's 24 bags a month : That's 24 bags a month That's 288 bags a year : That's 288 bags a year That's 22,176 bags in an average life time : That's 22,176 bags in an average life time If just 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time : If just 1 out of 5 people in our country did this we would save 1,330,560,000,000 bags over our life time Bangladesh has banned plastic bags : Bangladesh has banned plastic bags - MSNBC.com March 8, 2007 China has banned free plastic bags : China has banned free plastic bags - CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008 Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag consumption by 90% : Ireland took the lead in Europe, taxing plastic bags in 2002 and have now reduced plastic bag consumption by 90% - BBC News August 20, 2002 In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags : In 2005 Rwanda banned plastic bags - Associated Press Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward banning the plastic bag : Israel, Canada, western India, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Taiwan, and Singapore have also banned or are moving toward banning the plastic bag - PlanetSave.com February 16, 2008 On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic bags : On March 27th 2007, San Francisco becomes first U.S. city to ban plastic bags - NPR.org (National Public Radio) Oakland and Boston are considering a ban : Oakland and Boston are considering a ban - The Boston Globe May 20, 2007 Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil : Plastic shopping bags are made from polyethylene: a thermoplastic made from oil - CNN.com/tecnhology November 16, 2007 Reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency : Reducing plastic bags will decrease foreign oil dependency China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free plastic bags : China will save 37 million barrels of oil each year due to their ban of free plastic bags - CNN.com/asia January 9, 2008 It is possible... : It is possible...