Bagging PLASTIC.

The article offers information on the hazards of using plastic bags in Australia and the initiatives taken to make the world free of the bags. It reports on ignorance by the general public of the environmental toxicity caused by the bags. Australians reportedly use around 4 billion plastic bags in a year and of these, only 2-3% go to recycling bins while rest go to landfill. To produce the 4 billion plastic bags, 784,000 barrels of oil are burnt, adding to damaging greenhouse gas emissions. It mentions ban on the use of plastic bags as the only way to reduce the problem. Many Australian towns have been declared plastic-bag free. Other countries such as China are taking action to get rid of the bags. It discusses eco-friendly alternatives of plastic bags such as paper bag.