Plastic bags are produced using petroleum. The same amount of petroleum for a single plastic bag could drive a car about 11 metres.
• Plastic bags present life-threatening risks to wildlife worldwide, killing 1 million seabirds a year. Even once the animal dies and decays, the plastic survives to repeat the deadly cycle.
• Plastic bags take a long time to break down, in some cases up to 1,000 years!
• Tossing plastic bags in the recycling bin is a very common mistake. Plastic bags contaminate kerbside recycling bins and can cause the whole bin to be sent to the rubbish tip!