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Paper is literally renewable and also easily recycled

• didntcheck 3y ago
  Sure, the disposal side of the story is probably better, but as I understand they require more energy to produce than plastic bags (at least the old thin ones), and anecdotally they get reused way less, partly due to frequent tears, but also ironically because people instinctively shove them straight in the recycling when they get home
• graemep 3y ago
  The renewable bit is not straightforward because it means greater land use to produce. Similar problem to biofuels.