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> I’m yet to see a cotton bag floating down the Thames. >> When they are widly used you will. But all those cotton bags you see quickly disintegrate back into
by jasonzemos 7y ago
> I’m yet to see a cotton bag floating down the Thames.
>> When they are widly used you will.
But all those cotton bags you see quickly disintegrate back into the biome, while the plastic ones stay plastic for a million years...
- scotty79 7y agoMy canvas bag had thick plastic lining. You'd definitely would see it. Selling point of those is multiple use not biodegradability.
- lorenzhs 7y agoI don't think anybody's claiming that canvas bags are the answer. As you said, they contain a lot of plastic. The comment you replied to was about cotton bags, not canvas.
- scotty79 7y agoOh. I thought they were the same thing. I had one that looked pretty much like this: https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/tesco-shopping-bag-3687093373.html https://m.indiamart.com/proddetail/tesco-shopping-bag-368709... Is it canvas or cotton?
- lorenzhs 7y agoHard to tell what it's made of from the tiny image, but the cotton bags I know are 100% cotton (except for the print), like this: https://www.sinplastico.com/3742-large_default/organic-cotton-reusable-shopping-tote-bag-be-part-of-the-change.jpg https://www.sinplastico.com/3742-large_default/organic-cotto... while canvas bags are usually made from cotton + PVC.