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The heavier plastic means those bags have a longer reusable life. Unlike the thin plastic bags which were often only good for single use yet still takes centuri
by hnlmorg 3y ago
The heavier plastic means those bags have a longer reusable life. Unlike the thin plastic bags which were often only good for single use yet still takes centuries to breakdown.
As for the plastic bag tax, in other counties which that has been introduced there has been a reduction in the use of new bags. Every culture is different though, so it might not work in CA. But what they’re doing is far from untested.
- JohnMakin 3y agoLonger reusable life also means they stick around for longer when improperly disposed. Think about that for a second.
- hnlmorg 3y agoWe have thought about it. We are already taking about hundreds of years for plastic to degrade and even then, it’s to microplastics that are just as harmful to biological life. So if “bags for life”, as the heavier bags are often referred to, means fewer plastic bags are made and thus thrown away, then that’s still a net positive. Because the time scales we are talking about are massive, what’s matters more is reuse. If fact, that’s a key factor to consider regardless of the material you’re trying to conserve. Reuse is far more important than recycling.