They can suffocate young children and also harm the environment.
Plastic bags Killed the following celebrity animals Flipper, Nemo, and yes even Willie the whale!
in plastic bags
because stores want people to pay for plastic bags , then letting them have them for free
So the people selling you the plastic bags can become richer while sounding environmentally friendly
Laziness mostly - plastic bags are cheap to make and people tend to forget to bring their reusable bags to the grocery store.
other people think that plastic bags are harmfull to the envirnment, in witch they are, they also think that they harm animals and marin animals, witch is also true this is what other people think about plastic bags (hoped this help) :D
cows use more tin foil than plastic bags.
You should NOT manufacture plastic bags because when you make them you release toxic gases into the atmosphere! And if people buy you have to make more and more.Note: Use re-usable bags! Plastic bags are bad for the environment!
Minnesota recently enacted a law which takes effect on January 1, 2010 banning the use of plastic bags for yard trimmings. Compostable bags are permitted. This law does not affect other types of plastic bags, such as those used at grocery stores.
Plastic bags are made from polymers that take hundreds to thousands of years to decompose in the environment. They break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics, which can persist in the environment indefinitely, posing a threat to wildlife and ecosystems. This is why people often say that plastic bags "stay forever."
One thing that authorities have done to reduce plastic wast is that they put on a campaign against plastic bags. Now at the shops people have to buy plastic bags to encourage more people to bring their own.
You start in your family by using fabric bags or boxes. When you give a present to someone... give also a fabric bag. When people have them at home, they will use them also. Ireland introduced a tax on plastic bags several years ago, people began using large canvas bags for their groceries instead and plastic bags virtually disappeared overnight.