~~~You go to the market,,,,they always say at the checkout,,,,,,
"paper or plastic" which is the lesser of two evils?
2006-11-04 16:09:07 · 11 answers · asked by ~~Penny~~ 5 in Environment
Paper. I can and do recycle it, and when it has reached the end of it's useful life, it can be shredded and used as bedding for the farmer's animals. When the bedding has to be removed and replaced, it can go into the compost pile for future use on the farm. Plastic bags, on the other hand, are rarely amenable to recycling by the homeowner and will merely be burned by the garbage haulers, contributing to air pollution and leaving behind a toxic residue that must be disposed of safely. That disposal is expensive and rarely actually accomplished; they just bury it and hope for the best. Garbage haulers do NOT recycle plastic bags even when they do recycle plastic bottles and cans.
2006-11-04 16:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lucky you!!!!!! We have a choice of plastic or plastic.Ppaper is more environmentally friendly. It is easily recyclible & is made from a renewable resource - wood scrap & water + very little non organic materials. It is probably less polluting to manufacture.
I am not sure exactly what goes into the plastic bags used in stores, but they use more energy to produce, use at least some non replaceable natural resources. The good news is they cqn be recycled into a replacement for plywood that uses wood chips, rather than lumber and the recycled bags, along with a glue-like binder that is stronger than plywood. Is it resistant to water damage? Don't know.
2006-11-04 16:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by bob h 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The lesser of two evils is paper. where I live at, the majority of the stores only have plastic bags.
2006-11-04 16:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i think so paper would be lesser hazardous than plastic!i always prefer instead of plastic!plastic on burning produce Sulphur trioxide that causes acid rain!acid rain causes many skin diseases!so paper ,and that to recycyled paper would be economical as well as beneficial!!
budding scientist;
beni_bear5218
2006-11-04 22:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by MOHITA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paper. This is so much easier to recycle. It has more benefits. Plastic... it's not even biodegradable... even the advance plastics are still toxic.
2006-11-04 16:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by Harry 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Paper. It breaks down much easier and is bio degradable.
2006-11-04 17:16:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
paper, but no one will take it, almost every one prefer plastic and complaining about global warming.
2006-11-04 17:51:23 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paper
2006-11-04 16:11:04 · answer #8 · answered by smarties 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Plastic-Searching-Solutions-Overpackaged/dp/1578051177
and call me in the morning.
2006-11-04 16:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
plastic, except for cold/frozen items...they need paper!
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2006-11-04 16:12:22 · answer #10 · answered by mikedotcom 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋