Love Your Earth TM
* According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers: $4 billion)
* Only 1-3% of plastic bags are recycled worldwide.
* Industry figures show 90% of all grocery bags are plastic.
* Plastic bags are made of polyethylene which is a petroleum product. Production contributes to air pollution and energy consumption.
* It takes 1000 years for polyethylene bags to break down.
* The amount of petroleum used to make 1 plastic bag would drive a car about 11 meters.
* Plastic bags don't biodegrade, they photdegrade- breaking down into smaller and smaller toxic bits contaminating soil and waterways. They then enter the foodweb when animals accidently ingest them.
* 86% of all known species of sea turtles have had reported problems of entanglement or ingestine of marine debris.
* Approximately 1 billion seabirds and mammals die each year by ingesting plastic bags. Not only that, these poor animals suffer a painful death. The plastic wraps around their intestines or they choke to death.
* Less than 5 percent of US shoppers use canvas, cotton, or mesh bags. Please change that number by choosing reusable bags when you shop.
L I N K S
http://www.shop.MothersLoveYourEarth.org
www.MothersLoveYourEarth.blogspot.com
www.youthbiz.org
http://www.seaturtles.org
www.CharityNavigator.org
Retail Stores where totes can be found:
Love Your Earth Boutique @ 4110 Tennyson St.
Denver, CO 80212
Ph. 303-455-3366
Great Items for Baby and Children found at Love Your Earth Boutique:
www.myshadybaby.com
www.sweetblossomboutique.com
www.ricracdesigns.com
www.LillianLeanne.com
www.ticklesandtutus.etsy.com
www.spacemonkey.etsy.com
www.TracyBDesigns.etsy.com
www.bellaserababy.etsy.com
www.sweetblossomboutique.etsy.com
www.beanpicklesprout.etsy.com
www.dizzieizzie.etsy.com
www.dangerdrops.etsy.com
www.turtleparktots.etsy.com
www.toughbaby.etsy.com
Other Great Items found at the Boutique:
www.estreete.etsy.com
www.justpickedvintage.etsy.com
www.chickbags.etsy.com
www.crowleymanor.etsy.com
www.buymetulips.etsy.com
www.lollipopmoon.etsy.com
www.carlinka.etsy.com
www.windmillwoodworks.com
Some of Angie's Favorites:
www.995themountain.com
http://postsecret.blogspot.com
Contact Information: MothersLoveYourEarth@yahoo.com
Love Your Earth TM Boutique located @ 4110 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 ph. 303-455-3366
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