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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by SoftTalker on Sunday February 04, 2024 @06:46PM (#39255729)
Also remember that plastic bags were introduced as being more environmentally friendly than paper (which comes from trees).
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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by PlunderBunny on Sunday February 04, 2024 @06:56PM (#39255793)
There are good questions to ask about the pollution involved in making paper bags but:

1. That has to be compared against the pollution involved in making plastic bags, not against nothing at all.

2. Paper bags can use recycled paper, so it’s not really (directly) from trees.

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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by aiisjustanif on Sunday February 04, 2024 @07:13PM (#39255900)
You do realize you are in Hacker News, where we believe science and evidence are ever changing things and that innovations do exist?
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