The Environmental Impact of Switching from Plastic to Reusable Cotton Bags
Plastic bags are one of the most obnoxious types of municipal solid waste. They are infamous for clogging water bodies, disrupting natural ecosystems, contaminating the soil, and causing the death of animals and birds. Plastic bags disintegrate into microplastics, which contaminate water resources and enter the human food chain through marine animals. More than 5 trillion plastic bags are consumed worldwide each year which gives a good idea about the scale of danger to the environmental and public health. But what are the alternatives to plastic bags? Biodegradable plastic, cotton, jute and hemp. and paper bags are some of the … Continue reading