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         <title><![CDATA[WE CONSUME TOO MANY PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Disposable, high-density polyethylene grocery shopping bags is manufactured from petroleum, a nonrenewable resource. In United States, approximately 390 million plastic grocery bags are consumed each day, which roughly translates into 1.3 bags per person per day or 124 billion bags per year.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.smilearth.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=33]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS ARE NOT FREE]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[About 15 million barrels of oil are required to make the 124 billion plastic grocery bags we consume annually in the U.S. At the current price of crude oil (US $ 130/barrel), to make 124 billion plastic bags would cost US $ 1.95 billion dollars. If so, what the American consumers pay at the grocery and convenience stores? ]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.smilearth.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=34]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[HARSH IMPLICATIONS OF PLASTIC BAG WASTE ON EARTH]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Most immediate consequences of generating plastic bag waste on our earth and environment are:]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.smilearth.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=35]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[RECYCLING OF PLASTIC WASTE IS NOT COST-EFFECTIVE.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[No waste product causes more confusion for users of recycling programs than plastic because plastics come in chemically diverse polymers. Since recycling of heterogeneous plastic waste polymers is of no commercial value, the recycling process incurs an upfront cost of collection, cleaning, and sorting.
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         <link><![CDATA[http://www.smilearth.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=36]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[USE OF PAPER BAGS IS NOT A SMART ALTERNATIVE]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Some have argued for paper bags because paper is biodegradable and requires renewable resource to make them, our trees and forests. Agreed, but conscientious consumers should be aware of the few facts.]]></description>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.smilearth.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=37]]></link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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