Why should we go plastic bag free?
Each household in the UK uses around 300 plastic bags every year. In 2008, our volunteers found 8,174 plastic bags in just one Beachwatch weekend. During the 2008 International Coastal Clean-up, which took place in over 100 countries worldwide, nearly 1.4 million plastic bags were found!
What is the problem with plastic bags?
Even when we dispose of them correctly, plastic bags are often blown out of bins and landfill sites and end up littering our land and oceans. They never degrade and will remain part of the landscape forever. In the sea, plastic bags look very similar to jellyfish and many birds and marine animals, such as whales and turtles, accidentally eat them. This can cause a blockage in the digestive system and lead to death by starvation.
Help your town or community go plastic bag free and ditch the plastic bag for good!
We've made a information pack.pdf to make it easy for you to go Plastic Bag Free,
Or you can contact MCS on 01989 561597 / email info@mcsuk.org giving us your address, to receive the information by post.
Click here to see which towns have already gone plastic bag free.
