Why Replace Plastic Grocery Bags With Reusable Bags?
• Each year, approximately 6 billion plastic bags are consumed in Los Angeles County. This is equivalent to 600 bags per person per year. • Approximately 150,000 tons of plastic bags are disposed by Los Angeles County residents each year. • Disposable bags cost our cities up to 17 cents per bag for disposal. Plastic bags are made from fossil fuels. Americans use over 380 billion bags every year, wasting this precious resource. • Alternatives such as reusable bags are readily available and affordable. • Some areas of the Pacific Ocean contain six times more plastic debris than zooplankton (the fundamental base of our food chain.) These tiny pieces of plastic are eaten by zooplankton and move up the food chain, potentially presenting health risks for humans.
