Truth About The Environmental Impact From Cotton, Paper & Plastic Bags

SEASON 5 – EPISODE 8 – Truth About The Environmental Impact From Cotton, Paper & Plastic Bags

Is it better to use one single cotton bag or 171 single use plastic bags for the same carbon footprint?

The answer should not surprise you unless the petrochemical industry has got to you first.

Nobody has lived long enough to know whether 500 years is a good estimate or not on how long before a plastic bag degrades into micro plastics and will eventually be in-jested by future generations in their food chain and the water they drink, yet still the petrochemical industry keeps producing these toxic bags that we use for an average of 12 minutes before discarding.

This video seeks to explain the difference between; single use plastic bags, long life plastic bags, plastic bags for life, sturdy paper bags and cotton bags.