It Is Important To Ban Plastic Bags

It is important to ban plastic bags. It’s important to ban plastic bags because plastic bags are mostly used around the world. People using plastic bags litter and just throw them on the grass or pavement. In Quebec the Quebecers use two billion plastic bags a year and only 14 percent are recycled in a lot of litter. These plastic bags take up to 15 percent of the landfill. Plastic bags takes a very, very, very long time to break down in the environment. Some countries already banned plastic bags like Leaf Rapides in Northern Manitoba since 2007, Fort Mcmurray, Alberta since 2010 and Town of Brossard in St. Lawrence from Montreal since 2016. Plastic bags can only be used for fruits and vegetables it can also be used for items sold in bulk. Plastic bags are bad for the environment. This is why it is so important to ban plastic bags.