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Plastic bags have become a subject of huge debate in 2008 but why is everyone so interested?

The reason why plastic bags are finally hitting the headlines is that they are bad not just for our health but for the environment. Around 13billion plastic bags are given free to UK shoppers every year and these bags can take between 400-1,000 years to break down, and like all forms of plastic they do not biodegrade. Instead they photodegrade, breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits that contaminate soil, waterways and oceans, entering the food chain when ingested by animals.

 

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