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I prefer single-use paper. I put my recycleable materials into the paper bags, then toss that into the (single-stream) recycling dumpster - the paper is recycle

I prefer single-use paper. I put my recycleable materials into the paper bags, then toss that into the (single-stream) recycling dumpster - the paper is recycleable after all (and is often made of recycled paper). Back when we went to the recycling facility in person, we would pre-sort and still use the paper bags. I suspect, when used this way, paper beats plastic, environment wise (of course, there are better alternatives, like personal canvas bags, but that's another story).

josefresco 7y ago
I used to think this as well, until I heard on public radio from a few recycling experts that paper bags actually are worse than properly recycled or disposed of plastic bags. These are not my sources, but you can easily find references online that back this up. http://www.allaboutbags.ca/papervplastic.html http://www.allaboutbags.ca/papervplastic.html https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/paper-plastic.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-scienc...