For example, nowadays we are using a bunch of plastic bags. You can find them everywhere! They're everywhere — in our grocery stores, across our counters, and even at the beach. Did you realize, though, that plastic bags are somewhat dangerous to the Earth? In a landfill, they can take hundreds of years to decompose, and in the meantime, the bags that are there will harm animals and pollute our beautiful planet. And this is where paper bags come to the rescue!
For example, it is best to use paper bags instead of plastic ones. Wood comes from trees, and trees regrow: a renewable resource. It means we will be able to continue producing paper bags for many years without the fear of exhaust trees! It is also much simpler to recycle paper bags. Paper bags are naturally biodegradable, while plastic bags can be more difficult to recycle. And, paper bags can be reused a hundred times over before you even think about recycling!
If you have been to a shopping mall, you must have noticed someone carrying a paper bag. Perhaps you have noticed someone with brown bags on a TV show or movie. Paper bags are the new symbolism for being sustainable and protecting the environment. That is to say, we are using paper bags because they prove our concern towards the cleanliness and safety of our planet. That is also the reason that many of us go for paper bags as they are far better environmentally than plastic.
Given that when you opt for a paper bag over the plastic one, you are making a major difference to a greener future. This is a future where our planet is thriving, and animals can be at living at peace. You are not only utilizing paper bags but also the reducing waste and saving the earth. That means less garbage in landfills and cleaner parks and beaches for all of us to experience. Also, you are even saving the paper bag industry, which employs many. And this contributes to the well-being of families and communities!
The paper bag industry has existed for quite some time, more than 150 years! Paper bags were initially made manually. It was a painstaking, labor-intensive process. However, there was a change in the late 1800s when an invention called the paper bag machine was created by a man named Francis Wolle. This invention made it possible for paper bags to be affordable and available for anyone to use making them collectively more beneficial than plastic.
Supermarkets started packaging groceries in paper bags for customers in the 1930s. That adjustment made paper bags even more widely accepted. Paper bag is used in various places today. These is not only for grocery stores use but also in restaurants, shops, and even deliveries. Paper bags are everywhere!
Paper bags can do a lot more than carry groceries! If you have one at home though, there are of course many fun and creative things you can do to utilize and recycle those paper bags in your everyday life. Here are some exciting suggestions to help you get started: