Plastic Shopping Bags Cause Around Four Times Less 'Carbon' Emissions Than Paper Substitutes

If green activists truly worried about atmospheric greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, they would bring back plastic shopping bags tomorrow.

Now a recent science paper has revealed that in 15 out of 16 applications of plastic covering 90% of global volume, the alternatives actually produced more greenhouse gases.

Over their lifetime cycle, paper bag substitutes produce at least four times more GHG emissions than their plastic counterparts.

Paper bags are noted to weigh significantly more than plastic carriers leading to higher GHG emissions for production and transportation.

The scientists found that in the 15 applications covering the five key sectors of packaging, building and construction, automobiles, textiles and consumer durable, plastic products released 10% to 90% fewer emissions across the product life cycle.

If carbon dioxide is your thing, and, of course, it is the crucial part of the reason for pursuing insane Net Zero policies, plastic needs to make a big comeback.

In arriving at their results, the authors considered many indirect impacts such as fuel saving in lighter cars, lower energy consumption in houses insulated with polyurethane and reduced food spoilage when using plastic packaging instead of butcher paper.

https://dailysceptic.org/2024/04/14/shock-findings-plastic-shopping-bags-cause-around-four-times-less-carbon-emissions-than-paper-substitutes/