Disposable Shopping Bags. Why the Plastic Bag? Easy & Convenient Cheap Reusable (?)

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Disposable Shopping Bags

Why the Plastic Bag? Easy & Convenient Cheap Reusable (?)

Why NOT the Plastic Bag? Nuisance & Litter Single-Use (or at most, twice) Made From Oil Toxic for Wildlife Reusable Options Exist

What a Nuisance! Home LandfillRecycling Facility

LITTER

Made From Oil 504 million gallons of petroleum for 100 billion plastic bags used in the U.S. EVERY YEAR

Wildlife

ImpactPaperPlastic Lifecycle EnergyMoreLess Carbon FootprintMoreLess Water ConsumptionMoreLess Other PollutantsMixed RecyclingEasierHarder Landfill ImpactsSlightly LessSlightly More Litter & WildlifeLessMore

Paper or Plastic?

Neither!

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