Exploring the Environmental Impact of Plastic Carry Bags
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Plastic carry bags that are seen everywhere, especially in business, have an impact on the environment that is hidden but widespread. What was once for the retail industry a symbol of convenience and efficiency, but has now turned into a global environmental crisis caused by these one-use carry bags made of plastic. Due to the fact that they are of light weight and their production cost is relatively low, the consumption of those bags skyrocketed, still, it is very clear now that the long-term ecological side effects of such a disposable culture are almost irreversible. The total material flow taking into account everything from the extraction of raw materials to their going through the decay process is already quite large, hence, these bags become the slow killers of our planet. The Energy and Resource Footprint of Production Production of plastic carry bags starts with the use of non-renewable fossil fuels of which the major ones are petroleum or natural gas. For the production ...