When plastic bags breakdown, small plastic particles can pose threats to marine life and contaminate the food web. A 2001 paper by Japanese researchers reported that plastic debris acts like a sponge for toxic chemicals, soaking up a million fold greater concentrations of such deadly compounds as PCBs and DDE (a breakdown product of the notorious insecticide DDT), than the surrounding seawater. This turn into toxic gut bombs for marine animals, which frequently mistake these bits for food.
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By 2020 Australia will be Plastic Bags Free
Plastic Bags Free Australia Inc. (ABN: 24 802 264 190) is a Non-Profitable Association.
This association has been established to protect our Australia’s golden land and environment from plastic bags.
Contact:
Plastic Bags Free Australia Inc Sydney, NSW-2001Ph: 02-8006 7638 Fax: 02-8007 0567 E-mail: info@pf.org.au Web: www.pf.org.au


