In the recent years, growing number of cities and countries around the world have started banning the use of single-use plastic shopping bags. The reason lies in the following facts:

  • The average American family takes home almost 1,500 plastic shopping bags a year. 
  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Americans throw away 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually, with an estimated cost to retailers: $4 billion
  • Only 0.5 to 3 percent of plastic bags are recycled in the United States. The rest end up clogging waterways, in the landfills, in the ocean, and can take up to 1000 years to decompose.
  • It is estimated that thousands of seabirds and mammals die each year by ingesting or choking on the discarded plastic bagsBurlap tote bags and jute b
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