Plastic bags

Plastic bags are a real problem for our environment. They cause lots of pollution and are a danger to many sea creatures. Plastic bags are estimated to kill more than one million sea creatures a year.

Plastic bags have been found floating as far north as the Arctic and nearly as far south as Antarctica.

In NZ we use over 22 million plastic bags a year which is a huge amount of waste that can’t be recycled. 

Think carefully about whether or not you need a plastic bag when you buy something. 

Try to use a recyclable bag instead. 

PCS Environment Group