If you missed the Battle of the Bag on CBC TV - look for a repeat showing. In the meantime, did you know:
Canadians use about 6 BILLION plastic bags a year;
The raw material for plastic bags is oil or natural gas;
Plastic bags generally take 400-1000 YEARS to decompose;
Sea turtles often mistake plastic bags in the ocean for jellyfish, and hence die of gut obstruction;
Plastic bags can be recycled into plastic wood used for decking, siding and park benches, and many other things.
In Mumbai, India, it is thought that plastic bag clogged drains and sewers caused deadly flooding a few years ago;
In Kenya, plastic bags hold water after rain and give malaria mosquitos new places to breed;
Just last month, China became the largest jurisdiction to target plastic bags. As of June l, consumers will have to pay for plastic shopping bags. Ultra-thin bags will be banned altogether.
Log onto to www.cbc.ca/doczone/batleofthebag for more information and a map of which countries have banned the bag.