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A ban on plastic shopping bags is like "spitting in the wind". Let's all have a reality check folks! I am all for cleaning up our environment. However, singling out one source of plastic waste is absurd! All of you out there that are standing on your "soapboxes" calling for the ban of plastic shopping bags have no clue what effect that would have on the hard working Americans that produce these bags including the pyramid of suppliers and companies that support the manufacturers. The next time you are at the checkout line or strolling through the aisles of your local supermarket or convenience store, just stop for moment and take notice of all the items, wrapped, packed, stacked and labeled with plastic. I would have to make very an un-scientific guess that maybe 80% of all items you are putting into your "demonized" plastic shopping bags contain or are solely protected/packaged by plastic. This includes items packaged within a paper box. Think about it. There is FAR MORE processed plastic products going INTO your shopping bag, then there is contained within the shopping bag itself. Let's not forget that we throw this all out into a big black heavy garbage bag. A plastic shopping bag ban is a total waste of time! The only sane option should be an enforceable plastic bag recycling program. ALL PLASTIC! Thank you for taking the time to read my post. For anyone that is in need of recyclable plastic bags, paper bags, grocery bags or reusable shopping bags, please visit www.isellpackaging.com Global Packaging Solutions manufactures and sells a wide variety of environmentally friendly retail packaging products. All which are recyclable.
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What should you do with plastic bags?
reduce, reuse and recycle. reduce consumption and use recycle bags when necessary, reuse plastic bags as binliners, etc. and recycle by putting them in the recycle bins.
Is lead sustainable?
Lead is sustainable as long as when we produce and use it we do so in a responsible manner so we can recycle and reuse it.
What are facts about using reusable shopping bags verses plastic bags?
to recycle,use and keep.
Can you recycle the plastic bag?
Of course. That's why there are "REDUCE.REUSE.RECYCLE" in some plastic bags. There are different ways to recycle. Depends in your own use.
What is the use of clear poly bags?
A bag that will retain heat needs to be a good insulator of heat. Clear poly bags aren't good enough at insulating heat to keep food hot for very long.
Can you recycle paper bag?
yeess fold it up nicely and re use it. take it back to the store when you shop and use those bags instead of new ones. Or if you find a recycle bin, throw it in there. Or you can burn the paper bags and use the ashes as fertilizer for your garden.
Can retail bags be recycled or reused?
"Yes retail bags can be reused or recycled. In fact, some states, such as California, even have laws in which some retail stores are required to print the recycle sign on retail bags to encourage users to recycle them."
What can people do to make the world more sustainable?
Some things people can do to make the world more sustainable is to ride a bike, not drive, use the stairs more often, and recycle.
Is some recycled paper worth more?
ya, definitely to avoid polythene bags we use these paper carry bags that should made from recycle paper only.
Well if you consider it scientificly then we use over 5000 bags a year and over 1000 are used to clean up dog foul.How many bags do you recycle a year?
2
How profitable is the recycling of plastic?
It is pretty profitable to recycle plastic because we use plastic for bags in the grocery stores and the markets. We also use it for bottles.
What do people use more tin foil or plastic bags?
Because human beings want to recycle and not waste anything else.
