While nobody can deny that reusable shopping bags are the preferred alternative to the disposable plastic shopping bag, this changes when we make the same comparison to paper bags.
The argued fact used is that paper, unlike plastics is a natural product that basically produces no waste to begin with, and is therefore as environmentally sound as the pp woven bags, which is a misconception.
While it is true that paper bags are a natural product, it does place a burden on the global environment of our earth in another way, by the cutting of trees to manufacture the bags.
In 1999 in the United States alone over ten billion paper bags were used, which adds up to a large amount of trees cut down to supply those bags. Therefore the reusable pp shopping bag is the better alternative because it is less costly to manufacture, breaks down much faster than regular plastics and can be recycled.
Especially when compared with paper the Pp shopping bags come out on top every time, because they are stronger than paper. These wholesale reusable grocery bags are long lasting, the paper bags are easy to be torn when they get wet. Add to this the lessened impact on our environment and the conclusion is obvious: Reusable pp based shopping bags are the way to for the future.
Fortunately we see more and more stores, supermarkets, and also shopping bag manufacturers make the transition to this environmentally sound alternative every day, with the support of almost all governments in the world.
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