One in ten plastic bags that we use, ends up in the ocean. Even those that are thrown in the recycling bin have a high likelihood of ending up in the ocean. All it takes is one gust of wind for a bag to be sent on a new course to the ocean. A plastic bag that manages to escape it's trash container or transport, will often spend days, or even years, blowing about until eventually landing in water somewhere. Once it hits water, it doesn't blow back out. It stays in the water. A single plastic bag is enough to kill a juvenile dolphin or sea turtle. Dead whales have been found with as much as 220 pounds of plastic in their stomachs, preventing them from eating and eventually killing them.
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