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> ...better environmental choice than plastic I think "better" is very subjective here. If we're talking the energy and water to make it, sure. But that probab
by billti 7y ago
> ...better environmental choice than plastic
I think "better" is very subjective here. If we're talking the energy and water to make it, sure. But that probably pales into comparison compared to the produce you'll be putting in those bags anyway.
With all we know about plastic in the environment now, and how ineffective recycling as a strategy is, I think anything that will harmlessly biodegrade in a reasonable amount of time is a better choice than plastic.
- ar0 7y agoThis is why it is important to adapt environmental policies to local circumstances: if you are living in a country where your plastic bag ends in a landfill, you will have a very different definition of what is better for the environment than if you are living in a country where the plastic bag is safely burned in a trash incinerator. (Which is where Denmark is coming from: http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/sofos/Denmark_Waste.pdf http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/sofos/Denmark_Waste...)