Excellent! "60,000 every five seconds" might be just another factoid. A visual representation of those numbers really helps to make an impression. Now consider that twenty of those photos is just one minute, and there are 1440 minutes in a day. That means that 28,800 of those photos, or 1,728,000,000 bags is our impact in one day. And then there's tomorrow. And the next day. If you're asking yourself how our landfills will ever deal with this, consider these facts: 1) Q. At what point does most plastic decompose in a landfill? A. Never. 2) Q. What is most plastic made from? A. Imported oil. You may have thought people using those cloth shopping bags looked a little dorky, and here they were saving your ass.

Be strong. Be smart. Get cloth shopping bags. Use them. It's an easy way to make a difference. And yes, EVERY ONE PERSON THAT DOES IT HELPS.