By The [Plastic Bag] Numbers
With Earth Day this week, we wanted to talk plastic bag numbers. According to a recent EPA report, there was an amazing 4,140,000 tons of plastic bags and wrap generated in 2017 in the US. The EPA also estimated a TRILLION plastic bags are generated each year worldwide
Despite this, plastic bag recycling lags behind many other materials - only 9% are recycled. See below what is recycled and where we need some work!
Source: EPA and EPA Advanced Sustainable Materials Management : 2016 and 2017 Tables and Figures
Despite this, plastic bag recycling lags behind many other materials - only 9% are recycled. See below what is recycled and where we need some work!
Source: EPA and EPA Advanced Sustainable Materials Management : 2016 and 2017 Tables and Figures