Plastics have only been widely used in Australia in the past few decades but
have had a devastating impact on our
natural environment and unless action is taken to curve our usage of these
unfriendly bags they will continue to have
a detrimental effect on fragile marine and coastal ecosystems around the world. This grim prospect for the future jeopardises
the continuous existence of many
treasured marine species, some already on the brink of extinction due to the loss of
their natural habitats.

And only through public awareness and education can we hope to stem this tide
of destruction on the natural environment and each individual can play a part by
making a conscious effort to reduce the usage of harmful plastics in our everyday
life through simple actions like using
reusable calico shopping bags.

We have put together a collection of fact sheets and other educational resources including a collective of external links to local Government, industry and influential environmental groups for use by individuals and groups on reusablebags.com.au