Today reusable bags
are being use when purchasing in the grocery.
One obvious reason why establishments opt to use this is to lower our
consumption of oil based products like plastic bags and to decrease our use of
paper so that we don't need to cut down as many trees each year.
Reusable bags are
sensible alternative to paper and plastic bags. By using reusable bags, not
only can you lug around your groceries, you can also play your part in
preserving the environment.
When plastic bags
break down into pieces they separate into smaller toxic bits that other
creatures accidentally eat. Most animals do not have the ability to get rid of
it out of their bodies that is why most of them die and become endangered species.
Over the course of
the year, over 360 billion plastic bags are used in the United States alone.
The sad news is that it takes over 1000 years for plastic bags to break down
within a landfill.
The production of plastic bags
consumes huge amounts of oil that could otherwise be used to meet our fuel
demands. By using reusable grocery bags you are, helping out on our fuel crisis
as well as the environment.
On the other hand the
production of paper bags consumes huge amounts of trees, and this should be
avoided since we're trying to preserve our environment. It takes years for a
tree to grow, thus this would create floods when typhoon occurs. Since there
are no trees to absorbed excess water brought about by storm.
Many people consider
that paper bags are better alternative to plastic bags. But paper bags carry
their own set of environmental problem. Plastic bags are no better than paper
bag and vice versa. They are both polluting and destroying our environment. Therefore
it is better for us to stick to reusable bags and be environmentally aware of
the benefits it brings us.
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