What sea creatures are affected by plastic bags? Name three.
What are turtles, whales, dolphins, sharks, fish, sea lions/seals, sea birds, penguins etc?
100
When does the plastic bag ban take place in Oahu?
When is July 1st, 2015?
100
What is released when plastic bags are burned?
What are toxic chemicals?
100
Approximately how long does it take for a plastic bag to decompose?
How long is up to 1000 years?
100
What country is accountable for the most plastic produced?
Where is the United States?
200
What do turtles mistake for jellyfish?
What are plastic bags?
200
What bag other than the plastic bag will be banned in the Oahu Plastic Bag Ban?
What are non-recyclable paper bags and biodegradable bags?
200
What is the large mass of floating garbage (Twice the size of Texas) that is located in the Pacific Ocean called?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
200
What percentage of grocery bags are plastic?
What is 90%?
200
Why is it that large amounts of plastic aren't easily recyclable?
Why is it that plastic bags can wrap around the machines in a recycling center, causing it to tangle?
300
How many marine animals are affected by plastic bags and waste every year?
How much is 100,000 marine animals?
300
What are the three types of bags that are excluded from the ban?
What are compostable bags, recyclable paper bags and reusable bags?
300
What is one way a sea animal could get injured/killed by plastic bags?
What is it to accidentally eat it, suffocate, get tangled, block digestive system etc?
300
What percentage of plastic bags are recycled worldwide?
What is 1-3%?
300
What is one way that you can reuse/recycle your plastic bag at home?
What is using it for cleaning up after your pets, wastebaskets?
400
How do plastic bags end up in the ocean?
What is wind?
400
What kind of store/service does the plastic bag ban not apply to?
What are dry cleaning services, newspaper deliveries, pet stores, etc.
400
About how many plastic bags are used per minute?
How much is 1 million bags?
400
About how many plastic bags are used per minute?
How much is 1 million bags?
400
What is one way the plastic bag ban can help the economy?
What is saving money that are used in disposal cleanups, retailers saving money by not having to produce plastic bags, opportunities for reusable bag companies to bloom etc
500
What is something being done to help with the accumulation of trash?
What are trash clean ups, plastic bag ban, reusable bags, recycling, etc
500
What are the five counties in Hawaii that are participating in the ban?
What is the Honolulu County, the Maui County, the Big Island County, the Kauai County and Kalawao County (Moloka'i)
500
How many seabirds are killed annually because of plastic bags?
How many are 1 million?
500
The average family uses how many plastic bags in 4 trips to the grocery store?