Plastic Bags
1 Million = number of Plastic Bags produced world wide every minute
500 Billion = number of Plastic Bags annually produced worldwide
63 = number of times the estimated 4 Billion plastic bags that become litter each year could circle the earth if tied end to end
100 Billion = number of plastic shopping bags used by consumers in the US each year
12 Million = number of barrels of oil used to make the 100 Billion Shopping bags used in the US each year.
2 = % of plastic bags being recycled in the United States
380 Billion = number of plastic bags used in the US each year (includes garbage bags, ect)
500-1000 = number of years a plastic bag takes to breakdown (photodegrade)
90 = % of all plastic bags that are made in China
1 = number of cities in the US (San Francisco) that have banned plastic bags
16 = number of plastic shopping bags used weekly per person in the United States

Paper Bags
10 Billion = number of Paper Bags used by Americans each year
15.8 Million = number of Trees cut down annually for paper bag production
10-15 = % of Paper Bags being recycled
70 = % of more air pollution that Paper Bag production causes vs.’s plastic bag production