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• turtlesareneat@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The article briefly mentions this, but having lived in states with plastic bag bans, and states without - well drive through the countryside and count all the plastic bags in ditches, trees, streams. Paper might be more intensive to produce, but the lingering effects of plastic bags are being underestimated I think.

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  • HereIAm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I always feel it’s so dishonest comparing the energy requirement between plastic and paper. Yes, paper takes a lot to produce, planting them, machinery for harvest, processing and so on. But energy is practically infinite with solar power. And while alive the trees are working as carbon capture, and when the bag gets thrown on the ground it puts the carbon back into the soil. I wonder how many paperbags have killed fish and turtles compared to plastic ones.

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  • HerbGrower@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I hate paper bags as they are so weak and just can’t reasonably be reused

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  • BlindPenguin@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Might be worth considering wicker baskets. Ideally from someone who produces them locally. They might also be able to fix them, so they hold up a bit longer. Or make it yourself. Can be a fun project.

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  • Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yeah, the breakdown in impact doesn’t cover the qualitative difference with the elimination of disposable bags.

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• danekrae@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I know it’s obvious, but shouldn’t it be plastic > reusable cotton > single-use plastic > paper

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  • Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Oh, yes. That is more specific and better communicates the list.

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