Plastic Bags
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The world uses between 500 billion and 1 trillion plastic grocery bags a year, around 50% end up as waste. 67 bags weigh 1 pound, so 500 billion bags = 7,462,685,567 pounds of white plastic grocery bags going to landfills each year. Pound for pound, plastics contain as much energy as petroleum or natural gas. Plastic bags are accepted as part of the City of Hamilton s blue box program, but this should be your last resort after reusing them in your home. REDUCE TIP: Carry a canvas shopping bag and reuse the plastic bags you have as much as possible. They can be used as a garbage bin liner, improvised gloves or knee pads, shoe bags, etc. Take a look at these sites for other plastic bags ideas: http://www.truckerphoto.com/wallyworldbag.htm http://www.rd.com/content/extraordinaryuses/extraordinary-uses-for-plastic-bags/
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