Paper Vs Plastic

Destroy Forrests versus Pollute Water

What if the nice cashier at your favorite market asked "Would you like to kill a tree or clog a drain?" instead of "Paper or Plastic?" Without batting an eye you reply "I brought my own stylish and sustainable shopping bag. "You might if you consider a few facts about paper versus plastic:

Paper bags not only rely on sacrificed trees for their existence, they
- use 4 times as much energy to manufacture as plastic bags
- use almost 90 times as much energy to recycle as plastic bags
- don't generally decompose any faster in landfills than plastic bags.

Plastic bags are sometimes mistakenly ingested by water fowl and fish, and
- only 3 % of plastic bags are recycled
- the 97 % not recycled can take 20 to 1000 years to break down.
- they are made from non-renewable natural resources: oil, gas and coal

Paper versus plastic?
I think i"ll just pack my reusable shopping bag myself !

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