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A common estimate is that global consumption of plastic bags is over 500 billion plastic bags annually. Yes that's 500,000,000,000 plastic bags used per year. In other words, that's almost 1 million plastic bags used per minute.
As if that's not enough, some environmental groups have estimated that up to 1 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year. Now, depending on your definition of the word "trillion", that would be 1,000,000,000,000 plastic bags!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agohow many plastic bags are used in a day in the United States
trillions
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∙ 15y ago- The average Ameircan uses between 300 and 700 plastic bags per year.
Source: http://reducing4more.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/plastic-bags-how-much/
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∙ 13y agoone bag
not one bag you silly person they use over 20,000 at least
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∙ 12y agodepends.but the plastic bags we use can go around the earth 3 times
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∙ 11y agoit depends on how much a person shops, reuses, or just stores stuff.
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∙ 13y ago32 billion plastic bags used per annum
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∙ 11y ago20000
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How many plastic bags are used each day in nz?
65 000
How can you make plastic bags stronger?
plastic bags can not make you stronger so youre just wasting your time squeezing it all day
What will happen if i don't reuse plastic bags?
you are killing the earth one day at a time
How many plastic bags does the average store use in one day?
it all depends on many things store size, number of customers the store is having each day, buying power of the community etc etc . but lets say if you are talking about X store in your community and it has 5 cash counters, from 7am to 9pm we consider it all busy hours and on average 2 minutes a person on each cash counter, that means 840 minutes/2 mins per customer = 420 customers, per counter, during these hours and if they use 2 bags each that means 840 bags each cash counter and 5 counter means 4200 bags from 9pm to 7am in non busy hours and on average 10 minutes a person that means 600mins/10 mins per customer=60 customers each counter. 5 counters x 60 customers each = 300 customers carrying one bag each 4200bags+300bags=4500 bags a day!!! but that is a very low estimate, in starting days of month people carry up to 5 bags per person easily. you can add another 3000 bags to it to be more accurate so 4500+3000=7500 bags a day.
What are students doing if they are determining the number of plastic bags placed in a landfill during a single day?
collecting data -APEX
How many plastic bags are used a day in the US?
many plastic bags
How many plastic bags used a day in the US.?
many plastic bags
How many plastic bags do New Zealanders use a day?
1 million
How many plastic bags are used each day in nz?
65 000
What are some good plastic bag suppliers?
International Plastics is a good supplier of many plastic items, including plastic bags. They offer many different types of bags and same day shipping for any item they have in stock.
How many plastic bags does a supermarket use a day?
it depends what day it is and what shop it is! at the weekend at tesco they probably use 400 to 500!
How can you make plastic bags stronger?
plastic bags can not make you stronger so youre just wasting your time squeezing it all day
What will happen if i don't reuse plastic bags?
you are killing the earth one day at a time
Can you make a plastic out of corn?
Yes you can plastic. Many "plastic" shopping bags are now made from rice. Their life is fairly short and they disintegrate completely, so saving real plastic bags from polluting our world.
What non-edible item that most of us use every day is make from lard?
candles and plastic bags
What are the HARMFUL points of PLASTIC bags?
Here are some of the harmful effects of plastic bags:Plastic bags litter the landscape. Once they are used, most plastic bags go into landfill, or rubbish tips. Each year more and more plastic bags are ending up littering the environment. Once they become litter, plastic bags find their way into our waterways, parks, beaches, and streets. And, if they are burned, they infuse the air with toxic fumes.Plastic bags kill animals. About 100,000 animals such as dolphins, turtles whales, penguins are killed every year due to plastic bags. Many animals ingest plastic bags, mistaking them for food, and therefore die. And worse, the ingested plastic bag remains intact even after the death and decomposition of the animal. Thus, it lies around in the landscape where another victim may ingest it.Plastic bags are non-biodegradable. And one of the worst environmental effects of plastic bags is that they are non-biodegradable. The decomposition of plastic bags takes about 1000 years.Petroleum is required to produce plastic bags. As it is, petroleum products are diminishing and getting more expensive by the day, since we have been using this non-renewable resource increasingly. Petroleum is vital for our modern way of life. It is necessary for our energy requirements - for our factories, transport, heating, lighting, and so on. Without viable alternative sources of energy yet on the horizon, if the supply of petroleum were to be turned off, it would lead to practically the whole world grinding to a halt. Surely, this precious resource should not be wasted on producing plastic bags, should it?
How many plastic bags does the average store use in one day?
it all depends on many things store size, number of customers the store is having each day, buying power of the community etc etc . but lets say if you are talking about X store in your community and it has 5 cash counters, from 7am to 9pm we consider it all busy hours and on average 2 minutes a person on each cash counter, that means 840 minutes/2 mins per customer = 420 customers, per counter, during these hours and if they use 2 bags each that means 840 bags each cash counter and 5 counter means 4200 bags from 9pm to 7am in non busy hours and on average 10 minutes a person that means 600mins/10 mins per customer=60 customers each counter. 5 counters x 60 customers each = 300 customers carrying one bag each 4200bags+300bags=4500 bags a day!!! but that is a very low estimate, in starting days of month people carry up to 5 bags per person easily. you can add another 3000 bags to it to be more accurate so 4500+3000=7500 bags a day.
