Greens wrong again
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I'm not a "go green" guy. However, the answer to assessing environmental impact of paper and plastic bags depend on when you assess the impact. If plastic is reused, then it's really good as we don't have to manufacture a lot of paper or cotton bags. But after disposal, cotton or paper bags will completely decay and won't pollute in any way. However, plastic will NOT decay. Here's an excerpt from the bottom of the linked article: Millions of tons of plastic have ended up in the world’s oceans. The plastic gradually breaks down into smaller and smaller fragments, with catastrophic effects on marine life.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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I'm not a "go green" guy. However, the answer to assessing environmental impact of paper and plastic bags depend on when you assess the impact. If plastic is reused, then it's really good as we don't have to manufacture a lot of paper or cotton bags. But after disposal, cotton or paper bags will completely decay and won't pollute in any way. However, plastic will NOT decay. Here's an excerpt from the bottom of the linked article: Millions of tons of plastic have ended up in the world’s oceans. The plastic gradually breaks down into smaller and smaller fragments, with catastrophic effects on marine life.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
I think it collects north of Hawaii, there's a kind of ocean whirlpool where trash from around the world collects.
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PompeyBoy3 wrote:
I've already made a commitment to my 'bag for life'.
You married it?
Just racking up the postings
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No i bought it. But as the name suggests, just by buying it you commit to it for the rest of your life.
And it's whole lot less hassle having a bag instead of a wife.
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And it's whole lot less hassle having a bag instead of a wife.
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I think it collects north of Hawaii, there's a kind of ocean whirlpool where trash from around the world collects.
Norm .net wrote:
I think it collects north of Hawaii, there's a kind of ocean whirlpool where trash from around the world collects.
Ah. I always wondered where trolls disappeared to, after a while.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I got distracted by the waste-to-power plant with the ski slope on it, linked on that page.
Pete
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..in CO2 load. Dave, Dave... Of course, everything can be reduced to CO2 load, right? Anyway, I wish I were on vacatio, somewhere with palm trees, the sea, and endless white plastic beaches.[^]
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I'm not a "go green" guy. However, the answer to assessing environmental impact of paper and plastic bags depend on when you assess the impact. If plastic is reused, then it's really good as we don't have to manufacture a lot of paper or cotton bags. But after disposal, cotton or paper bags will completely decay and won't pollute in any way. However, plastic will NOT decay. Here's an excerpt from the bottom of the linked article: Millions of tons of plastic have ended up in the world’s oceans. The plastic gradually breaks down into smaller and smaller fragments, with catastrophic effects on marine life.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:
Millions of tons of plastic have ended up in the world’s oceans. The plastic gradually breaks down into smaller and smaller fragments, with catastrophic effects on marine life.
But then read the comments and see info and links which basically say that's nonsense. Tra la tra la
..and water fell from the sky like rain.