Plastic Fantastic!
By Philippa Werry
Fact
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Opinion
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New Zealanders use around three million plastic bags a day.(thatś over a bilion bags each year.)
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Take your cloth bags when you go shopping-or reuse a cardboard box.
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Up to 100 000 marine animals,mostly whales,seals and turtles die each year around the world after eating or becoming tangled in plastic bags.
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Make sure your family keeps a stash of old plastic bags or cloth,a box, or even a laundry basket in the car for unexpected purchases
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The average new zealand family has collected sixty bags after just four trips to the supermarket.
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If you do end up with plastic bags,try to reuse them as bin liners or for anything else useful you can think of.
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