Data taken
from the International Bottom Trawl Survey and the Clean Seas Environmental
Monitoring Programme by CEFAS indicates that plastic bags makes up around 40%
of all the marine litter evaluated at stations across UK waters and the North
Sea. In the Bay of Biscay most of the waste items found on the seabed were
plastic (92%) and of those 94% were plastic bags (OSPAR, 2009). In this respect
over 30 NGOs are making a final call to EU Environment ministers ahead of the
July 15 deadline for setting marine litter targets, as required under EU law.
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ReplyDeleteNice post! Plastic bag is one of the most important you can take on the environment. Customers and businesses rely on plastic bags as a convenient multi-purpose and inexpensive way to transport items. It also more easily recyclable than some of the other options, such as paper bags. Thanks for sharing it.
So very true - there is such a debate about plastic and paper bags. Personally if I had the choice I'd normally choose plastic due to the reuse-ability :) For instance thrift stores and food banks reuse them for their clients and shoppers. I reuse them too for lots of things (see our Trash Talk book series) however they are recyclable and don't usually break when full of groceries. I do, however, enjoy reusing the few paper bags that I do get - cutting them open and laying flat to absorb excess cookie grease while they cool. And they make great compost or worm bin fodder! :)
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