Shopping for the Environment

After finishing shopping I reach the grocery line where I quickly move all of your products onto the convener belt. The cashier, like always, takes forever to sum the total of my products. Before she even has a chance to finish I am already ask one of the most repeated questions there…

“Do you want paper or plastic?”

“Neither, here use this,” I say as I pass her a few reusable bag.

“Paper or plastic,” why not just as “would you rather pollute our air or endanger our marine and water system?” EPA has found that 70% more air pollution and 50 times more water is polluted when recycling a paper bag than a plastic. How much does a plastic bad actually pollute Marine debris worldwide, a petroleum-based plastic bags are accountable for 60-80%.

There is one kind of bag that is easy to carry, unlike a plastic bag, has handles unlike a paper bag. This same product puts an end to pollution and is not expensive either. You can find all of this in a reusable bag, easily found at your grocery store the next time you go shopping.

Plastic bags were introduced in the 1970, before this time customers would use with their own boxes or reusable bags or use paper bags. The use of plastic bags is no older than 40 years. (according to Ourconcordia.com)

Plastic bags are one of the most used products in the world, with around 1 trillion plastic bags a year are consumed. It may take up to 10 years to decompose a plastic bag and in the mean time make stronger co2 levels and cause danger to wildlife. During decomposition dangerous materials seep into the soil, our water, and can go into the water we are drinking or the food we are eating. These bags also are reported for the deaths of thousands of birds, animals, and marine life. Plastic bags have