We’re all guilty of using plastic and paper bags when checking
out at our local grocery store. You forget to put your cloth bags back in your
car after your last grocery visit and now have two options: carry everything in
your arms or resort to using the plastic or paper bags, it’s only this ONE time
right?
The paper or plastic question is an age old debate and our
conscience isn’t the only one with a stake in the debate. Grocery stores
purchase plastic bags at a cheaper cost with constant pressure from
environmental groups to stop offering them. Worldwide, a trillion single-use plastic bags
are used each year with the average American family of four using an
overwhelming 1,500 plastic bags a year.
