Posted on 2010-03-01 12:35:59
The use of non-recyclable plastic bags plays a major role in our oceans’ pollution. Plastics do not biodegradable. They do however “photodegrade”, which means that they break down into smaller pieces under exposure to UV light. Over 100,000 marine mammals die each year because they eat, swallow, or get tangled up in plastics, confounding them with jellyfishes.
The question is: Do we really need those plastic bags? What about replacing the over-consumption of plastic bags by reusing and recycling?