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Tote bags are the perfect accessory for the environment and in keeping with that theme, OceanEmbroidery is currently working to make everything you receive from us eco-friendly and our first change was to make the mailing bags recyclable! We’ll continue to take steps throughout the year to make things as green as possible so if you have any suggestions on how to make packaging environmentally friendly send us an email oceanembroiderycontact@gmail.com or let us know in the comments below!
We’ve compiled a list of 10 reasons to choose reusable bags instead of plastic alongside our chic range of canvas shopper alternatives.
1. A plastic bag can take from 15 to 1,000 years to break down and they aren’t biodegradable either, plastic decomposes through exposure to light when this happens, the bag breaks down into small, toxic particles.
Monstera Plant Embroidered Canvas Tote Bag
2. A million birds, 100,000 turtles, and multiple other sea creatures are estimated to die each year from ingesting plastic. The animals often mistake bags and plastic particles for food like jellyfish and plankton. Once ingested, the plastic blocks the digestive tract and the animals die of starvation. Other animals can also drown from becoming entangled in plastic waste.
Whale Shark Orca Embroidered Canvas Tote Bag
3. Most recycling plants will not take plastic bags as it costs more to recycle them than they are worth, this means plastic bags are usually thrown out with the rest of the trash.
Wildflowers Embroidered Canvas Tote bag
4. Since plastic is so lightweight the bags are likely to fly away in the wind and can settle in trees, tangle up wildlife, block drains, and clutter beaches. Plastic bags don’t always stay in the landfills where they are dumped.
Cactus Embroidered Canvas Tote Bag
5. In California alone, more than $300 million has been spent on cleaning up coastal litter every year, of which plastic bags make up over 10% of.
Black Whale Embroidered Canvas Tote Bag
6. According to the British Antarctic Survey, discarded plastic bags have turned up as far north as the Arctic Circle and as far south as the Falkland Islands!
Whale Embroidered Tote Bag
7. Ireland was the first European country to impose a tax on plastic bags. The nation has decreased its plastic shopping bag use by 90% since 2002, cutting overall plastic bag use by 1.08 billion.
Embroidered Bee on a Black Canvas Tote Bag
8. Bees around the world have started to adapt to plastic littering by using scraps to help build their hives.
Bee Tote Canvas Bag
9. Despite being highly recyclable, only 20% of paper bags end up being recycled, while the rest share a fate with their plastic counterparts.
Bee Tote Black Canvas Bag
10. Animals on land are reportedly becoming entangled in plastic waste meaning they can’t walk or escape from predators or even an oncoming car. These animals are also struggling to get to food or water sources. Plastic can additionally cause terrible wounds to an animal, even resulting in loss of limbs.
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