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San Francisco -
First City to BAN Plastic Bags:
Supermarkets and chain pharmacies will have to use recyclable or compostable sacks...read more

Irish Bag Tax Hailed Success:
In the three months after the tax was introduced, shops handed out just over 23 million plastic bags - about 277 million fewer than normal, the government said.

In March, Bangladesh banned polythene bags after it was found that they were blocking drainage systems and had been a major culprit during the 1988 and 1998 floods that submerged two-thirds of the country.

Taiwan and Singapore are also moving to ban free plastic bags and in South Africa they have been dubbed the "national flower" because so many can be seen flapping from fences and caught in bushes (resource).

The South Australian Government is committed to a phase-out of single use plastic shopping bags. While the Environment Protection and Heritage Council is considering a range of options, South Australia is urging the Council to ban these bags from 1 January 2009...
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Welcome to the newest generation of people...people who are joining the
Re-Use Revolution in hopes of a brighter, cleaner, happier future.
This revolution empowers each individual to make a difference that will affect the environment and future for many generations to come.

DID YOU KNOW...

There are 46,000 pieces of plastic in every square mile of the ocean,
killing 100,000 birds, whales, seals, and turtles every year!*

Each year, an average European family with 2 children throws away 100 lbs of plastic (equal to 13,500 plastic grocery bags).*

Health-conscious Americans are consuming water from disposable plastic bottles at a rate of more than 70 million bottles each day. (CRI.com)

In Austrailia, 80 million bags end up as litter every year.*

The Earth Policy Institute estimates that making bottles to meet the US demand for bottled water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel 100,000 cars for a year..(CRI.com)

In San Francisco alone, City officials estimate that they spend $8.5 million annually to deal with plastic bag litter (CAW.com)

*These facts can be found in 365 Ways to Change the World, Michael Norton

Plastic Bags

	This revolution is as simple as buying a cheap, re-usable bag, telling your friends to join you, and making a huge difference in the environment and our future! What are you waiting for??

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	Once you understand the facts, it is simple to see how much filling up a water bottle with filtered tap water daily can benefit your pocketbook, greenhouse gases, the environment, and so much more...

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