According to a report in the Daily Mail, a 23-year-old man in Oakland, Tennessee, has been addicted to eating plastic bags since he was seven. He has consumed a staggering 60,000 bags so far, which is enough to cover an entire football field.
The man told the tabloid that plastic bags of different colours taste different and the blue ones were his favourite.
Robert admitted that he hunts for bags in the neighbourhood and on occasions even drives some distance to collect them.
Sometimes he even drives around the neighbourhood looking for newspaper bags that have been left outside to satisfy his cravings.
His fiancee Ashley, however is concerned over his addiction – and wants him to stop before their wedding in six months time.
The final straw are his medical tests. Though eating plastic can cause liver damage and intestinal blockage, tests show Robert is fit as a fiddle.
