1. Bag the Bags.
- Author
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BROWNELL, BLAINE
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PLASTIC bags , *PLASTIC bags & the environment , *SHOPPING bags , *BIODEGRADABLE plastics , *BIODEGRADABLE plastics & the environment , *BIODEGRADABLE products - Abstract
The article discusses the environmental and economic costs of plastic shopping bags and describes the introduction of biodegradable plastic bags by the CycleWood Solutions company. The author suggests that bags that biodegrade after 150 days are an improvement, but that they will still lead to problems such as use of energy, threat to renewable food sources, and plastic litter.
- Published
- 2011