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Invention
Reusable Shopping bags were invented in January of 1991 -
why was the reusable shopping bag invented
The reusable shopping bag was invented to use less plastic bags and decrease the amount of pollution to makes the plastic bags -
why we use reusable shopping bags
• Reusable bags save trees
• Reusable bags save water
• Reusable bags save gas and oil
• Reusable bags help air pollution
• Reusable bags help our oceans
• Reusable bags help our sea creatures
• Reusable bags save 700 bags over the span of their lifetime!
• Reusable bags help our families -
how many PLASTIC bags are used each year
About 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year -
Why we shouldnt use plastic bags
About 100,000 whales, seals, turtles and other marine animals are killed by plastic bags each year worldwide. -
Again, why we shouldnt use plastic bags
A plastic shopping bag can take anywhere from 15 to 1000 years to decompose. In a compressed landfill, deprived of atmosphere to help them biodegrade, paper bags don't fare much better.
