The Paper vs.Plastic Debate
As of today, San Francisco is banning plastic bags, and the Whole Food Markets are requesting their customers to bring their own bags. The choice will be paper in both places.
When it comes to cost, it is much cheaper to produce a plastic bag over a paper one. The drawback is, plastic is a petroleum product. However, it only takes approximately .003%of oil per barrell to produce alot of plastic bags. At least 100,000 birds and marine life die each year because of the plastic that liters our beaches and other public places. This could be one of the reasons for the choice of paper over plastic in the San Francisco area.
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