Key Facts About Plastic Bag Usage in Nigeria

• In Nigeria about 50 billion plastic bags are used every year
• Every hour, approximately 200,000 plastic bags are land filled
• A family of four uses an average of 1,500 plastic bags in a year
• At least 267 different species of marine life are adversely affected by plastic pollution
• 225 million tons of non-biodegradable plastics are produced annually worldwide that destroy our environment continuously
• Single use plastic bag has an average life span of 12 minutes, and destructive span of about 1,000 years