Reusable Shopping Bags, Why They Are So Important

We all have to make real efforts to go green. Our planet is dying, and not of old age, but of systematic murder by our own kind. Although there is little we can do to break consumerism, to stop the governments from drilling for shale gas, to stop oil spills from happening and more, there are a number of things we are able to do. One of these things is to use reusable shopping bags. Think for one minute about why we don't bring bags with us when we go shopping. Do we really need to get new bags every time and throw them in the rubbish? Or could we just as easily remember to bring bags, or have some on us permanently, and actually make a real difference to our planet as a whole? Let's take a look at a few of the reasons why you should use reusable shopping bags.

Plastic Doesn't Decompose

The green agenda must be pressed a little bit more. Did you know that when you throw a plastic bag into the rubbish, it will never truly decompose?

"This means that as long as the earth is around, so will that plastic bag you used to hold your purchases last week."

Every time you quickly pick up a carrier bag from the shops, you are contributing to further permanent waste. You will forget about that bag as soon as you throw it out, but the bag doesn't actually go away. Ever. Add to this the shocking statistics about how many plastic bags we actually use - and throw away - each year in our country alone. That currently stands at 100 billion per year. This is a frightening thing, particularly when you start to think about how many bags that means on a global level.

Plastic Kills

Besides the fact that plastic takes about 10,000 years to decompose, and besides the fact that only 1% of plastic bags in our country do not end up on a landfill site, there are other things to consider as well. You may not be the most ethical person and believe that it will only take a few more years for scientists to come up with a way to rid us of all our garbage. However, you cannot get away from the fact that plastic bags kill bird and marine life. In fact, some of these have been brought to the brink of extinction.

"It's estimated that 1 million birds and thousands of turtles and other sea animals die each year after ingesting discarded plastic bags."

Scientists can perhaps come up with a way to destroy plastic bags permanently, or to change our landfill sites into beautiful parks and homes. They will never, however, be able to return the sea turtles to our planet. They will never be able to reverse the suffering we have caused to the albatross.

Stop Following Trends

Do you know why we throw our plastic bags away? Because we have been conditioned to do so by the petrochemical industry.

"The largest opposition to the ban of plastic bags comes from the petroleum and plastics industries."

Indeed, creating plastic bags (remember 100 billion per year) is a massive industry. If we all suddenly started reusing our bags, the petrochemical industry would really feel it in their pockets. However, why not stop being a conformist and actually thinking about what you're doing? Is it really that hard to change your consumerist behavior? And if so, have you ever wondered why you think it is so hard? Using reusable bags is such a simple step to make a real difference, so why not make the change today?

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