3 Facts about Single-Use Plastic Bags
Americans use 100 billion plastic bags a year, which require 12 million barrels of oil to manufacture.
Americans use an average of 365 plastic bags per person per year. People in Denmark use an average of four plastic bags per year.
It takes 1,000 years for a plastic bag to degrade in a landfill. Unfortunately, the bags don't break down completely but instead photo-degrade, becoming microplastics that absorb toxins and continue to pollute the environment....
