- Australians use 3.9 billion plastic bags per year.
- 2.95 billion plastic bags are handed out in supermarkets in Australia each year.
- Nearly 1/2 million plastic bags are collected each year on 'Clean Up Australia Day'.
- The amount of petroleum used to make a plastic bag would drive a car about 11 meters.
- Just 1% of the plastic bags are recycled.
- It takes 15-1000 years to break down a plastic bag.