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To: bentway who wrote (804556)8/31/2014 4:09:36 PM
From: i-node  Respond to of 1578704
 
>> Remember paper bags, Dave? They bio-degrade. Besides, it an opportunity for some company to invent a bio-degradable substitute.

Paper bags don't biodegrade as fast as some think, particularly in a landfill, where they quickly end up; but there are other environmental issues such as the amount of water and energy required to make them in the first place, as well as the increased energy usage throughout the process of transporting heavier, bulkier paper bags (a single truckload of plastic replaces about 7 truckloads of paper).

Plastic bags are far less harmful in landfills than are paper since they require less space.



To: bentway who wrote (804556)8/31/2014 4:13:17 PM
From: longnshort  Respond to of 1578704
 
if paper bags are so great why do states charge you 5-10 for them, same prices as the plastic ones unless.........oh wait................................oh my god...............................it's about revenues and not the environment..................gee just more propaganda from the left..........................wonder if Gene figured this out......................yeah right


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