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Mar
19
2007

Take at least one cloth bag with you every time you go shopping

Filed in: Shopping, Waste & Recycling

Canadians take home over 55 million plastic bags every WEEK.

  • Though plastic bags are a better alternative to using paper bags, using neither a plastic nor paper bag is the best option.
  • If each person in Canada used just one reusable bag per week, we can save 171 million bags a year.
  • Plastic bags, when littered, can get stuck in sewer and drains causing water back ups or floods. Plastic bags are banned in Bangladesh for this reason.

Source: Raven Recycling Society and Clean Calgary Association

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