Hello. There's very little 'science bit' to this. Action 01: Decline Plastic Bags Whenever Possible. Then get on with your day.
Plastic isn't all bad. If you were in hospital and needed apolethylene particulate debris joint replacement you would be very glad of those advances made in polyethylene in 1933. We applaud its invention. But we are rotten at its disposal.
The average lifespan of a plastic bag is 500 years and six days. That's 500 years degrading in a toxic landfill site and six days transporting shopping (That is, providing it's recycled at all. Nine out of ten plastic bags live under the sink). It's not a great use of our rich, fast-depleting mineral resources. Particularly when the alternatives are prettier, kinder and don't cut into your hands.
Declining takes a little preparation, a little determination and - ever so occasionally - a bit of confrontation. Our 'Art of Saying No' assertiveness course can help you with the latter. And the A-Z of bag activism can give you suggestions of a host of alternatives. (Droplift! Regift! Guerilla Switch!) Beyond that the mantra is refuse, reduce, reuse.
Essayist and poet E.B. White once said, 'I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.' A canvas tote by the door makes planning our day that bit easier; the good time bit, we leave to you.
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