plastic garbageDid you know there is a floating island of plastic products in an area of the Pacific ocean known as the North Pacific gyre that is roughly double the size of the state of Texas? From the website mindfully.org: “Atmospheric winds and sluggish currents naturally collect this flotsam, earning it the unfortunate nickname of the “Eastern Garbage Patch”.” Did you know it can take up to a 1000 years for that plastic bag you used to carry home your drinks from the bodega to degrade? The US creates 100 billion plastic bags a year at a cost of 12 billion barrels of oil for about 15 minutes of use. It’s estimated 100,000 marine animals are killed from plastic garbage. That’s just not right. It’s time to get on the new wave of reusable, recyclable bags. Cheap enough to justify, green enough to feel like you are making a difference, and stylish enough to get looks. Globototes is a great new site offering great deals on reusable bags.