Around 5 trillion plastic bags worldwide are consumed every year. Let’s break that down. Five trillion plastic bags per year means:

160,000 plastic bags per second
700 plastic bags consumed per person
Around 500 billion plastic bags in the ocean (based on the estimation that 10% of plastic waste becomes ocean plastic)
[color=#000000][size=medium][font=Microsoft YaHei]Plastic bags are lightweight and cheap to produce, making them a popular choice among businesses and supermarkets. However, they’re non-biodegradable, fragile (even the long-lasting plastic bags have a short life), and they’re made from nonrenewable resources. These shortcomings mean that plastic bags are littering our landfills and o