But Gordon says many of the states that initially halted their plastic bag bans have put them back into effect. Sinclair said you should also try to leave your bags in your cart instead of putting them on the checkout counter — which is a breeding ground for all kinds of germs.
So the best thing to do is wash your hands. Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the state of Indiana has released guidance on whether or not reusable bags should be allowed in grocery stores during the pandemic.
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Rebecca Thiele. Clare Skeehan holds up her reusable bag she was unable to use on her grocery shopping trip. Since paper bags are the least durable of all the bagging options, it is unlikely that a person would get enough use out of any one bag to even out the environmental impact.
Still, the fact that paper is recyclable helps lessen its impact. In , However, because paper fibers become shorter and weaker each time the recycling process takes place, there is a limit to how many times paper can be recycled. Reusable bags are made from many different materials, and the environmental impact of producing those materials varies widely. One study from the United Kingdom UK found that, regarding bag production, cotton bags have to be reused times before they reduce their impact on climate change to the same extent as plastic bags.
To have a comparable environmental footprint which encompasses climate change as well as other environmental effects to plastic bags, a cotton bag potentially has to be used thousands of times. Materials other than cotton, however, perform much better in sustainability metrics.
Nonwoven polypropylene PP is another popular option. Made from a more durable kind of plastic, these bags need to be reused around eleven times to break even with the impact of conventional plastic. In addition to varying widely in their eco-friendliness, there is the chance that reusable bags go unused, because consumers have to remember to bring the bags with them to the store. The biggest positive of reusable bags is that their use cuts down on the amount of litter on land and in the ocean.
Studies have found that bans on plastic bags in cities in the United States and Europe have decreased the amount of plastic litter in nearby waters. Because reusable and paper bags have a huge environmental cost upfront, and plastic bags create greater negative effects after being used, it is hard to determine which type of bag is truly the most sustainable. Regardless of whether the bag is plastic, paper, or another material, the most sustainable choice is the bag you already have.
In every study and for every type of bag, it was clear that reusing the bag as many times as you can reduces its impact on the environment. Overall, making the effort to reuse any bag that comes into your possession, and disposing of the bag responsibly, is key. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.
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