- It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag.
- Paper sacks generate 70% more air and 50 times more water pollutants than plastic bags.
- It takes 91% less energy to recycle a pound of plastic than it takes to recycle a pound of paper.
One more thing: "In California, bag manufacturers successfully sued Oakland and Manhattan Beach after those cities banned plastic bags. The bag makers complained that officials didn't prepare a report detailing the environmental impact, such as the increased use of paper sacks."
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