Plastic Bags..."The Harsh Facts"

[THINKACT]

Thank you whitepine - we will spread the "word" with you - We need to make our world beautiful again. Plastic free. Educating - make people pay for littering NOW.

[ProjectGreenBag]

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[Snarfhaspickles]

this is so sad to see that we r all like lets not use plastic but then go out and use plastic right as you go out

[TheKinkymidget]

I don't have any "yeah lets save the world" type stuff to add, the only thing I have to add is "I'm in" and if everyone could do the same they wouldn't be produced, sweet!

[FunnyAccent1]

The "irrational exuberance" for the expectation of another $144 billion in Wall Street bonuses in a country with 15 million unemployed and millions homeless does not bode well for any concerns to the fauna and flora of this planet. An outright ban would be the best, we could go back to reusable bags. It's a catch-22. I wished I had a feasible solution. Perhaps the "universe will force one on us".

[AquarielCharm]

Nobody talks about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch which is billions of tons of floating plastic waste roughly twice the size of Texas; some say twice the size of the entire US & 90ft deep. It swirls through the ocean between the US & Japan & contains every plastic item made in the US. Some of it comes from ships, oil rigs, airplanes & barges are dumping tons of trash from the land on a daily basis & the US EPA allow & overlook the dumping of plastic in the ocean even after the ban of 12.31.91.

[AquarielCharm]

And finally - We need to PURGE the entire rotten system including and especially the oil vampire conglomerates and the 4 thousand + oil rigs that have made the Gulf of Mexico extinct of aquatic life and making the earth unlivable around the world for who knows how long, perhaps centuries or maybe forever. I can't stand them!!

[kolaida]

@AquarielCharm And ironically, isn't a small part of plastic made of oil?

[AquarielCharm]

@kolaida - Sure is. Oil goes in much more than just gas tanks. Most of our daily items are oil based. Food is grown with petroleum based fertilizers, sprayed with oil based pesticides and herbicides, tilled, harvested and processed by fossil fueled tractors and machinery, trucked hundreds and thousands of miles and cooked over gas, or coal or oil based electricity. There's fossil fuels right on our dinner plates. (Google "toxic sewage sludge used as organic fertilizer.")

[kolaida]

@AquarielCharm Yeah, I've seen The Last Mountain and Food Inc as well. It's amazing how much oil we use. And, frankly, it's pretty disgusting. We don't actually need plastic; people survived without it before us. We don't actually need cars. And we don't actually need super mass production of meat. It's amazing how all this stuff links together and most of it can be directly contributed to giant corporations and greedy politicians! It's crazy!

[kolaida]

@AquarielCharm What's actually really disturbing to me is how little attn these videos are getting. Or how little discussion there is surrounding them. I mean there's more discussion on Top Hits and even gospel hymns! You'd think a subject like this where every person could literally come together despite beliefs, race, gender etc, there would be more unification, but there's not really. It's more of a, "Oh, I wish but we can't do anything." When, in fact, we CAN! It's aggravating!

[bobbox8878]

we dont need to us plastic bags. i always decline when asked

[ryanheath2006]

I am not sure where they exactly get there numbers, At work we personally use fifty % recycled material in some of our bags depending on the color. It takes a lot less energy and money to used recycled material then virgin material. If people would just recycle like they do aluminum cans it wouldn't be bad. A lot better then recycled paper bags.

[kolaida]

@ryanheath2006 But that's just it. Have you seen the process of recycling after someone does throw it into a recycle bin? It's not really the answer. Not all of it even gets recycled. Plus, you have community problems. I've lived at a couple places where curbside recycling wasn't even an option! You had to bring all the stuff yourself to the center! Even then, it's not as helpful as, go figure, the large corporations producing this stuff leads people to believe. better to do away with it!

[SharkGirl1220]

Excellent!!! "Please keep it coming" love it.. this is wonderful!!!!

[EvesNaughty]

what an awesome video, i will be reposting it at all my channels, thank you a trillion, thanks to kind people - our world may still stand a chance. Point of no return is near though, eventually anything ignored for too long becomes too late to fix. Great video, thanks, and the companies on here are wise, lets keep this up and awaken the sleepwalkers.

Blessings to our entire planet. Love to all.

Eve

[eatingrainbows2010]

AS with any disposable item the only solution is to stop producing them. Nothing else will work the majority of humans are self absorbed, creatures who want what they want and to hell with anyone or anything else.

[kiaistar]

@eatingrainbows2010 In the meantime, and to get rid of what already exists, plastic can be safely incinerated to produce electricity as is done in Denmark where there are at least 12 incinerators. The newest will power 60,000 homes.

[eatingrainbows2010]

@kiaistar I would love to see that begin here in America. I have never heard anything about it. I will investigate and start a buzz if I can. Thank you for telling me of this.

[kiaistar]

@eatingrainbows2010 Please do! I'm building a non-profit called Care For Earth aimed at educating the public on best practices and dangers. Let me know if you're interested in helping out. I'm at info at care for earth dot org. best, kiai

[eatingrainbows2010]

@kiaistar

hey saw your non-profit but no contact check out mine at eating rainbows dot net

[TheKokolas]

a ban on plastic bags or at least a tax is the the first step to a solution thats siple and efective of course it wont get rid of al the plastic bags but a great percentage, that cant be argued,marijuana should be legalized since it is a great alternative to cotton since it grows faster and canvas (canabis) is much more durable and easier to make with marijuana havin other uses. to those that are covering their apathy and carelesnes with excuses not justifications: do u not have morals?

[GreenMomZoe]

That video was harsh to watch. Personally, I stopped using plastic bags a few years back because of realizing how damaging to the environment they are. But most people have no clue. I'll share with my friends with the hope they will discontinue their use too. Thank you!

[1000altoids]

I wonder what you mean by "plastic bags are perfectly fine if u use them responsibly"...

[temp24Lno5]

Here in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Qc, Canada we are all aware of not using plastic bags and for a small amount of money we buy the store's cloth bags. Some of the major groceries are also charging 5 cents for a plastic bag and this has also cut down on their usage.

Thanks Whitepine for bringing this important message to all.... awesome video

[RainforestRobin]

Wow!! I am with you all the way. We use canvas bags. At some point I would like to show this video on my blog and use it along with a written post. Thank you for letting me know about this one. I am so pleased. Bless you, WhitePine.

[BondiBJ]

I'm so amazed that they not mentioning that grocery stores can use the biodegradable plastic! Plastic that dissolves in nature! We do not have to use bad plastic, we can have our grocery stores buy the recycle plastic bags & that solves that HUGE problem! Why aren't we discussing this??? We all should stay away from grocery stores that do not use them!!! Lets get on the badwagon for those who do not make the effort...

[ayalash11]

@BondiBJ

Recyclable bags are not a magic solution. Those bags still take time to degrade, animals will still be harmed and caught in it. It also takes resources and energy to produce them. The best solution is sustainable bags (more comfortable as well).

[kquig1]

@BondiBJ Biodegradable just means the plastic breaks down into smaller plastic particles faster-they do not dissolve into nature.it is still the bad plastic. What you need to look for is compostable bags.

[kiaistar]

@BondiBJ That "biodegradable" plastic is not safe. They break down into smaller pieces of polymers but do not fully degrade into basic elements. Plant-based plastics release high levels of methane, which isn't terrible since it can be burned, but it's expensive to produce. Additionally, plastics are by-products of gasoline. As long as we consume gasoline, there WILL be petroleum plastics that do not compost.

[Wifflewaff]

We are with you 100%. Ban plastic bags and save our wildlife. Australia has just started the campaign with cloth bags over the last couple of years, unfortunately plastic bags are still being used and freely distributed by many shops and supermarkets. I hope we can also, in the not too distant future follow the footsteps of those countries which have banned plastic bags for good.

wonderful video and beautiful music

All the best

Wifflewaff

[BondiBJ]

We have companies who already make biodegradable plastic!!!!!!!!! Why aren't the stores buying this for us to use!!!!!!!!!!!

[bgoluboff1]

Yes, what about biodegradable bags, like the biodegradable poop-scoop bags for walking the dog? Maybe it costs too much. Canvas is a green option, especially if it is made from organic cotton.

[eatingrainbows2010]

@BondiBJ

even biodegradable products if buried in landfills will not break down. if a product is sealed in a plastic garbage bag and then buried in a giant heap it will still be there when the survivors of the global disaster we will surely suffer soon come excavating our decaying cities.

[keepthemusicplaying0]

Another great video, whitepine! And I will share it with all and sundry. An important issue. Thank YOU!! All the best from Aussie land. 5/5

[alifia23]

I always like your videos.

[MiaRossa]

Thank you Whitepine great video and many people do need to see it. You did an incredible work.

[niebur17]

Wow! Everyone should see this video.