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When Katy Perry He asked us all if we will ever feel a plastic bag, dripping in the wind, wanting to start again, the metaphor in her song “FireWork” implies that these plastic bags will receive a second chance, a new beginning. And although it is right that plastic bags can often be seen in the wind, where the literal interpretation of the lyrics and the life cycle of these bags ends.
I know that disposable plastic bags can sometimes seem easier, you may have become addicted to them for many years due to their convenience. And this is disappointed when you forget to take your reusable grocery bags on the way to the store.
My theory is that if you have cute, aesthetically pleasant bags, you will be more likely want Use them and less inclined to forget them. Steasher bags It will make your storage of products look gorgeous. Baggu bags This is just a functional accessory.
In addition, due to wide prohibitions on plastic bags in cities, states and trading chains, they are no longer available in many stores. And if you want one of the most environmentally friendly bags that they offer, you probably will have to pay a fee. (Of course, it can only be five cents, but this is a principle.)
You (or at least I) also ultimately accumulate a random collection of paper or soft bags with a polyester with the intention of re -using them until your box or cabinet is so clogged that you will have to throw them away. It may not be plastic, but it Still empty spendingField
Why should you avoid plastic bags?
Even if it is tempting to use a plastic bag for some reason, it is important to keep in mind that the effects of the plastic industry on the environment is terrible. According to 2021 report From the project of Benning College outside the plastics, the industry emits at least 232 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is equivalent to the average emissions of more than 100 Coal power plantsField
Environmental policy expert and outside the founder of Plastics, Judith ENK explained that plastic bags are made of toxic chemicals, and that they use ethane, a side of hydrophrogying; They rarely, if they are processed when. According to her, the disposal of plastic as a whole did not become a success history, but the film, specially designed from the reserve, because there are no reliable markets for it, and it can literally clog the recycling system.
“I never put a plastic bag in the basket, because when it gets into the processing center [a material recovery facility]He is stuck in the transfer of equipment and causes serious problems, ”said ENK.
People are confused because plastic bags will have a processing logo on them, but you must take them to the specified place of landing if you want to process them. Enck said that these tanks with landing are often filled with garbage, and nothing is never processed. And when it is purchased, this not only creates a risk of fire, but will often be intentionally burned.
The report of 2021 explains that the burning of plastic waste releases a huge amount of CO2 and wears the highest Climatic effects any authorized waste management practice.
Plastic prohibitions showed some promise to reduce these plastic waste. New JerseyFor example, a nationwide ban on disposable papers and plastic bags in 2022, as well as the beach came into effect Pure ocean effect This year they found almost 40% less stores/stores than a year earlier. (Eight states now prohibit disposable plastic bags.)
“The impact of plastic packages on the environment is huge, and evidence is everywhere,” said ENK. “In the spring, I urge everyone to look up before the leaves appear on the trees, and you will see a lot of plastic bags on the trees, and, obviously, it is littered, it falls into stormnies, falls into streams, and then the ocean. The alternative is so simple. He brings a multi -machine to the store to the store. This is not tough. “
Most people will use reusable bags of hundreds, if not thousands of times, she added, but even if you simply use the bag once again, you will increase the environmental advantages of multiple use.
