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Hopefully your answer will be “Neither, I brought my own.” In an effort to reduce, reuse and recycle, most stores and markets nowadays offer reusable shopping bags at a very affordable price. The idea is to eliminate the use and disposal of plastic bags that fill our landfills. A lot of times the reusable shopping bags are very stylish and almost make it impossible for you NOT to buy them. So not only are you helping the environment, but you will look good doing it!

Here are some facts about plastic bags I found about plastic bags…

Assuming people will use a reusable grocery bag twice a week for 2 years, here’s what you will eliminate:

• 140 – city dollars spent on disposal
• 11 – pounds of garbage
• 832 – plastic bags
• 60 – enough petroleum to drive a car 60 miles

More facts:

• 14 plastic bags contain enough petroleum to drive your car a mile
• 17 cents per bag is the price many cities pay in disposal costs
• 14 billion plastic bags are thrown away in America each year
• 0 paper bags biodegrade in landfills
• 70 percent more global warming gasses are released making a paper bag than a plastic bag

Don’t be caught transferring your plastic bagged groceries into your trunk. We each can make a difference, and so easily.

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