Shocking use of plastic bags

A TYPICAL household in Cyprus uses three plastic bags a day, translating to a whopping collective use of 660,000 plastic bags island-wide a day, a recent report by Europrism Research states.

Many of these bags end up getting burned – emitting toxic gases – or else causing pollution and destroying marine life for up to twenty years after they are discarded.

Only 51 per cent use multi-purpose cloth bags and many do not know that supermarkets provide alternatives to plastic bags.

Although 70 per cent said they were happy to be charged for plastic bags, the researchers noted that few Cypriots were willing to personally take action to be more environmentally sensitive.

 

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