• Traditional or Conventional plastic bags

Traditional or Conventional plastic bags are made from a non-renewable resource, When discarded they simply break into smaller and smaller pieces over hundreds of years, inflicting untold amounts of damage to our natural ecosystems.

• Oxo-degradable plastic bags

Oxo-degradable plastic bags are definitely not beneficial, when they are discarded and they come in contact with the Sun’s UV rays they just become tinier and tinier pieces of microplastic quicker, and still pose serious threats to the ecosystem and marine life

• Microplastics enter the food chain lower down

Microplastics enter the food chain lower down, getting eaten by smaller species and then continuing to make their way up the food chain as these smaller species are consumed.