People generally know that plastic bags aren’t great for the environment but are you aware your cotton tote isn’t either? Sure it’s not going to end up in the ocean or sitting around a landfill forever and ever but it has some drawbacks as well. Which isn’t to say dump it, it’s just use it as much as you can before you replace it.
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Plastic Bag Ban Works – two large chains in Australia show how promising a bag ban can be
Two large grocery chains in Australia stopped supplying single use plastic bags in hopes that it would help reduce some of the plastic waste and it worked. There was an 80% drop in plastic bag consumption across the nation. It is hoped that this action will encourage other retailers to stop supplying them as well.
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