By purchasing a Dodo Bag™ you are helping clean up the environment 1 bag at a time while supporting environmental causes.  The Dodo Bag Co ™ plans on donating a portion of sales to a list of non-profit organizations that support environmental and conservation projects.  We hope by the year 2012 to have donated $250,000.

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The Facts

• In 1960 almost 6.3 billion pounds of plastic was produced in the United States.
• By the early 1970’s the figure had tripled.
• Plastic bags were introduced into circulation in 1977.
• By 1988 the United States produced approximately 50 billion pounds of plastic.
• Plastic makes up 80% of the volume of litter on land and 90% of floating litter in our oceans.
• A million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide.  That’s over 500 billion bags each year polluting our planet. 
• The U.S. uses 100 billion plastic bags annually, consuming about 12 million barrels of oil, wasting our resources.
• 53% of plastic shopping bags are distributed into circulation via supermarkets and grocery stores and only 1% of plastic bags are actually recycled.
• Plastic bags kill over 100,000 birds, whales, seals and turtles every year.
• Plastic Bags are not biodegradable and never fully decompose.  They eventually break down into tiny toxic bits that pollute our planet and kill our wildlife.

Ways to Help

1. One of the most important ways to help threatened plants and animals is to protect their habitats permanently in the national parks, nature reserves or wilderness areas. 
2. Stop using plastic bags.  Educate those around you about the impact that pollution is having on the environment.
3. Help conserve energy.  Save energy by turning off lights, radios and the TV when you are not using them.
4. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth and use water-saving devices on your toilet, taps and showerhead
5. Buy products without packaging whenever possible
6. Recycle your toys, books, games, clothing, everything by donating them to a hospital, daycare nursery school or children’s charity.
7. Join a community group working on conservation activities. 

We Support the Following Organizations & Groups

These organizations have been chosen because they are highly respected and use their donations efficiently and effectively.  They are all very worthwhile associations that we believe most people can relate to.  Please go to their website to become educated about what they do, and to give your support.

Student Conservation Association - Focused on developing conservation and community leaders while getting important work done on the land
www.thesca.org

American Rivers - Protects and promotes our rivers as valuable assets that are vital to our health, safety and quality of life.
www.americanrivers.org

Turtle Island Restoration - Fights to protect endangered sea turtle populations.
www.seaturtles.org

The Peregrine Fund - Works nationally and internationally, to conserve birds of prey in nature.
www.peregrinefund.org

National Wildlife Federation - Focuses on restoration and conservation of wildlife resources and protecting wildlife for our children's future.
www.nwf.org

American Bird Conservancy - Conserves wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
www.abcbirds.org

The Wild Foundation - Dedicated entirely to wilderness protection around the world.
www.wild.org

Wildlife Conservation Society - Provides preservation through science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks
www.wcs.org