https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus All around the world cities are banning plastic bags. en-us 2016-09-08 14:12:03 UTC 2025-12-11 18:15:29 UTC hello@padlet.com ams210 https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/122447676 According to those people who are against the ban,
 9 out 10 Americans recycle plastic. I question this statistic because even though they say that the bags arere able to be recyclable most of bags still end up everywhere else - including landfills.]]> 2016-09-08 14:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/122447676 ams210 https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/122743253 According to source#1
 Americans use around 100 billion plastic bags each year that's a lot of bags.Most of the bags end up in landfills and in the environment and in the ocean.The bags get stuck in trees and are killing aquatic wildlife.Windblown plastic bags litter the streets and get eaten by animals.]]> 2016-09-09 14:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/122743253 ams210 https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/122748428 According to source #3
In Bali almost every day they create a 14 story building in plastic bags. Plastic bags take about 20 to 1000 years to decompose.Bali is working on trying to make plastic  bags banned. They are going to hopefully be plastic bag free in 2018.]]> 2016-09-09 14:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/122748428 ams210 https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/123130814 Recycled plastic bags are used for many different things some examples of what they are used for is new plastic bags,back yard decks,and fencing.]]> 2016-09-12 14:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/123130814 ams210 https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/124106007 According to source #2
Plastics bags are doing more damage then they are helping the environment. Most plastic bags end up in water streams and  getting eaten by wildlife.]]> 2016-09-15 15:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ams210/czmy5z6obnus/wish/124106007