Archive for February, 2009

Welcome to the Green Girl blog!

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

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Did you know? #9

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

The average reusable bag has the lifespan of more than 700 disposable plastic bags.

Did you know? #7

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Ireland is the first European country to impose a tax on plastic copy bags. This has decreased plastic shopping bag consumption by 90% since 2002, reducing overall plastic bag usage by 1.08 billion.

Did you know? #6

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Think paper bags are better? The United States cuts down 14 million trees per year simply to supply the demand for paper shopping bags.

Did you know? #5

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

According to the British Antarctic Survey, discarded plastic bags have been found as far north as the Arctic Circle and as far south as the Falkland Islands.

Did you know? #4

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Thanks to their light weight, plastic bags are the debris most likely to fly away from landfills, settling instead in trees, storm drains, beaches and the ocean.

Did you know? #3

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

A plastic bag takes 450 years to biodegrade. Imagine a trillion of them!

Did you know? #2

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

The United States alone uses approximately 100 billion new plastic bags per year. The average person goes through between 350 and 500.  The recycling of plastic emits heavy metals into the air, causing extreme air pollution.

Did you know? #1

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

An estimated one million birds, 100,000 turtles and other sea animals die of starvation each year after ingesting discarded plastic bags that block their digestive tracks.

Green Girl in the news

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Green Girl has recently been featured in numerous publications and online.
Some recent appearances: