Plastic Bags Problems

We researched about plastic bags in New Zealand.  Here are some facts.
Every year 4 million New Zealanders use 1 billion plastic shopping bags.
In the sea plastic bags kills at least 100,000 birds, whales, seals and turtles every year.
At least 16 million plastic bags end up as litter on our beaches, streets and parks.
Over 40 thousand plastic bags are dumped every hour in New Zealand.

We need to STOP using check out bags and START using reusable bags.