Excellent Poly | Custom Plastic Bags

When you go to the grocery store and hear “Paper or plastic,” choosing is not so easy as it may seem. Some of us are thrown into a state of drastic indecision that results in the bagger grabbing whichever one he is closest to.

Plastic bags often get a bad rap, with charges against them that they take much longer to decompose than paper, and that they can kill turtles in the Pacific that mistake them for food. Many states have begun taxing for the use of plastic bags. San Francisco has banned plastic bags altogether. But jettisoning plastic isn’t necessarily the best choice for the planet.

Paper can sometimes take just as long to decompose in landfills due to a lack of sunlight, water and oxygen. The energy required to produce paper bags is much greater - poly bags use 71% less. Plus, millions of acres of trees are cut down to produce them, allowing for less CO2 to be absorbed from the atmosphere.

So what’s the answer? Reusable bags are best. All of the stuff that you’re carrying in the bag, you could probably do without. It doesn’t really matter whether you choose paper or plastic, just be conscious of how much you use, and recycle when you’re done.