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Return to Reusable Bags
Facts About Bags
- Californians consume over 600 plastic bags every second.
- Less than 4 percent of all plastic bags are recycled.
- Plastic breaks down into toxic bits that take centuries to decompose.
- 14 million trees are used each year to produce paper bags in the US.
- It takes 4 times more energy to produce a paper versus a plastic bag.
- It takes 10 times more energy to recycle paper versus plastic.
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