FREE RE-USABLE GROCERY BAGS
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.
“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
Where Do They Go? Click on this link to see the answer
