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Things you may not know about plastic bags
Californians use more than 19 billion disposable plastic shopping bags each year.
Taxpayers spend more than $25 million to collect and dispose of them.
Over one million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide.
In the US less than 5% of plastic bags are recycled.
Plastics are not biodegradable, they photo-degrade which means they break down into little toxic pieces. That can contaminate soil, water and harm wildlife.
Approximately 60 to 90 percent of marine debris is plastic.
Plastic bags, which resemble jellyfish or sponges, are mistaken for food by seabirds, marine mammals, fish and sea turtles.
More than 1 million seabirds and marine mammals die each year because of ingestion and entanglement of debris including bags.
Single-use bags made out of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are the big problem. They stay on the planet up to 1,000 years.
It takes 11 barrels of oil to produce a ton of plastic bags.
Producing 1 million bags generates 13 million pounds of carbon dioxide.
What you can do to make a difference
Using a dirtBag for one year saves 300 to 700 plastic bags.
One dirtBag holds as much as 2 to 3 plastic bags.
Six dirtBags can hold a cart full of groceries.
dirtBags are well made and can last for many years.
dirtBags are made in the USA from 100% natural, unbleached cotton canvas. They are biodegradable.
Last but not least, they're cute. You don't have to look like everyone else. Show off your individual style.
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Californians use more than 19 billion disposable plastic shopping bags each year.