Hi, im doing a project on how i prevent global warming. Can anyone let me know how using reusable grocerybags instead of the general platic or paper bags can help prevent global warming.
Thanks So Much 
And how can using these bags help me positivly and negativly?
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they are discusting i understand for hardware stores but putting food in them then reusing them is so gross
global warming doesnt exist
its prolly one of those things where if everyone buys it, it will then cut down on the production of paper or plastic bags.
The current plastic bags won’t end up in land fills forever; it will save millions of trees if we don’t use paper bags……
Because when you use a cloth bag, you don’t put all those plastic bags that kill animals, and paper that kills trees.
PROS: Save the world, and you can decorate it!
CONS: You can forget it.
plastic bags add on to garbage/waste that need to be dispose. the more disposal, the higher effects on the earth.
By using re-usable bags you cut down on the production, shipping, and waste of plastic disposables. The production involves the use of fuels (electricity mostly, which is often made with fossil fuels) and produces gaseous emissions. Then they have to be shipped in trucks which causes emissions. Then they go to a landfill, where the plastics give off more gaseous emissions. Emissions are thought to be the man-made portion of global warming/climate change causes.
In addition to global warming issues, which may or may not be accurate, they do in fact cause air pollution, water pollution, and biological problems for plants, animals, and humans.
Resusing a bag causes less demand. If everyone reused most of these products we would have less in the landfill. The Production of plastic bags causes pollution in our air. In addition, having less plastic in our landfill will help the environment.
I don’t think there is a good environmental case for switching to re-usable bags.
If you look at a re-usable bag and a disposable bag, the re-usable bag has approximately 50 times more material (approx only, I don’t have reliable data). You would need to keep using re-usable bags for years before you came out ahead in material usage. Also disposable bags are so thin that they break down faster than re-usable bags.
Plastic bags isn’t good for the environment as it is not biograble-cannot breaks down.You can’t possibly leave it lying in the landfill forever.
When you burns it,it will contribute to air pollution.
PROS:You don’t have to bring a bag with you everyday.
CONS:more air and land pollution.Bad for the environment
Someday,just to buried those trash,it us humans going homeless.
Paper bags-how do you think paperbags is made?From trees! And when we cut down trees,we made those poor animals homeless and we,humans has less oxygen to breathe in.
PROS:Don’t have pros?
CONS:Cut down more trees,more animals homeless,less fresher air,more carbon dioxide.
I hope after doing the project,you will also help to reduce global warming.
Paper bags are alright to use, as long as you recycle them. But using grocery bags over and over does save on using plastic or paper bags. There are places where stores take in plastic bags for recycling. Plastic bags can be harmful because animals such as turtles will eat them and they can possibly kill them. They can also clog roadside drains. There are toxins in the plastic bags, so when they decompose they end up in the soil/river. It can take up months to hundreds of years for plastic bags to break down which isn’t healthy for the environment.
I have wondered that myself. I have re-usable bags but always forget them. I opt for paper when possible. I think what a lot of folks fail to do is look at the big picture though. I may use store provided bags, but I also do not buy trash bags, ziplocks, saranwrap and such. I use these paper/platic bags in the trash can and for recycling bags. Bags used for produce used at the grocery I use in place of ziplocks. I would even argue this is less plastic then filling up heavy trash bags.
A more important point is looking at the big picture and spending time addressing the issues that really count in ones foot print. Eat local, eat minimally processed food. Up to 1/3 ones carbon foot print is food, average miles your food travels 1500…eating food, drinking alcohol from Australia for example surely produces a lot more carbon in shipping then buying US produces or local food and alcohol.
Also, driving less, combing trips, carpooling, public transport. Don’t drive out to the store with your reusable bags for something you can live without till the next trip. Requires more planning and forethought but probably a much bigger impact then reusable bags. Get bike!
Buy a smaller house. Consume less. If the whole planet consumed at the level we do here in the US it would take more then 10 planets….How much stuff do you really need at wal-mart. We are raising a population of consumers. I watch in amazement the constant stream of toys folks buy for children that they play with for a few days and then what? Does a family of four really need a 3000sq ft house? Where did all the building material come from, how much energy goes into heating and cooling such a huge area.
Well enough of my rambling, I think it is simple consume less…guess I’m part of the current economic problem cause, but maybe our economy needs to change.