Comment on If we replace most plastic with a non plastic alternative and would that really be better?
HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
20 years ago:
"We need to stop using paper bags! They’re cutting down all the trees!” (a renewable resource)
"We should use plastic bags instead! They’re recyclable!” (so is paper, and it’s far more economically viable, but plastic is made from petroleum)
So now we use plastic bags made of a much heavier material, so we can reuse them, or cloth bags for a similar reason.
Cloth bags are made from cotton, like paper is made from trees.
shalafi@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Try 40 years ago. My dumbass sister was advocating for plastic bags, as if we were chopping down old growth forests for fucking paper.
Forestry is an awesome practice, and we’re damned good at it. I’d advocate for waxed paper in place of plastic.