08-06-2008, 07:05 AM
No attack meant (hence the [
])... just pointing out how silly it is to say the solution is to "ban all plastics", and it sounds like you agree.
I still think it's erroneous to say paper is a "better" choice. What about all the mercury dumped in our lakes and oceans killing the fish and contaminating our drinking water? Most of the energy used in producing that paper bag is produced by burning coal, and it takes much more coal to produce that paper bag than a plastic one. Just because the paper bag breaks down doesn't make it the better choice. How long does it take mercury to "break down"?
You have to critically think about ALL the factors involved with production and tranport, not just where the bag ends up.
I followed a couple of your links, but they all link to the same sight, and I got the drift after the first one. I didn't see any info regarding how bad paper bags are for the environment though.
])... just pointing out how silly it is to say the solution is to "ban all plastics", and it sounds like you agree.I still think it's erroneous to say paper is a "better" choice. What about all the mercury dumped in our lakes and oceans killing the fish and contaminating our drinking water? Most of the energy used in producing that paper bag is produced by burning coal, and it takes much more coal to produce that paper bag than a plastic one. Just because the paper bag breaks down doesn't make it the better choice. How long does it take mercury to "break down"?
You have to critically think about ALL the factors involved with production and tranport, not just where the bag ends up.
I followed a couple of your links, but they all link to the same sight, and I got the drift after the first one. I didn't see any info regarding how bad paper bags are for the environment though.