• $!"hen %ere plastic bags introduced in US&#
• '!"hat means ((The ' R)#
• ,!"hat are the alternatives to plastic bags#
 
Welcome to ,,bag-world”
• A reusable shopping bag, sometimes called bag for life, is a type of shopping bag which can be reused many times: this is an alternative of single use paper or plastic bags. t is often made from fabric such as canvas,woven synthetic !bers, or a thic" plastic that is more durable than disposable plastic bags, allowing multiple use.
• #eusable shopping bags are a "ind of carrier bag, which are available for sale in supermar"ets and apparel shops. #eusable shopping bags re$uire more energy to produce than common plastic shopping bags. %ne reusable bag re$uires the same amount of energy as an estimated &' traditional plastic shopping bags or eight paper bags. (f used once per wee", four or !ve reusable bags will replace )&* lastic ba s a ear( accordin to +ic" terlin
 
• .irst introduced in the US in /00( plastic shopping bags +or bagging groceries at stores 1ourished in the /23s and //3s( replacing paper bags! 4n //3s( governments in some countries started to impose taxes on distribution o+ disposable plastic bags or to regulate the use o+ them! Supermar5ets increasingly discourage consumers +rom using disposable plastic bags and o6er alternative reusable shopping bags %ith small prices( providing in+ormation on environmental damage associated %ith plastic bags!Because o+ these encouragements( reusable shopping bags are gradually ta5ing place beside plastic bags!
4nteresting +acts
• Each year( an estimated ,33 billion to trillion plastic bags are consumed %orld%ide! That7s over one million plastic bags used per minute!
According to the Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World report.,Some 4 to 5 trillion plastic bags—including large trash bags, thick shopping bags, and thin grocer! bags—were produced globall! in "##". Roughly 23 percent o+ those bags %ere used in 8orth &merica and "estern Europe! Every year( &mericans reportedly thro% a%ay 100 billion plastic grocery bags!
The average &merican +amily ta5es home almost (,33 plastic shopping bags a year!!!
 
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