Have you ever thought of what you will leave future generations to come? Are you aware that every year we make enough plastic film to shrink-wrap Texas? Are you aware that four to five trillion petroleum polyethylene plastic bags are manufactured yearly? In the United States we use more than 380 billion plastic bags and throw away 100 billion bags per year of which approximately 1 % is recycled.
Environmental problems occur during the manufacturing of polyethylene bags as well as the bags break down into toxic substances and get into soil and water. Many seabirds and up to 100,000 marine mammals die each year because of eating the plastic bags thinking that it is food. On Oprah, they were showing pictures of animals with plastics wrapped around their bodies or tangled in their intestines choking them with a slow painful death. Animal struggle and pollution: is this what you want to leave for the next generation? If not, enjoy the great alternative to plastic bags which is to buy and use biodegradable bags for your needs. At Lucky Dog Mart we offer corn based biodegradable dog poop bags and will be offering biodegradable trash bags soon. BioBags meet ASTM D6400 standards for biodegradability as well as requirements of California law SB 1749. BioBags will decompose in 10 to 45 days in a controlled compost system and will leave no harmful substances behind.
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