PIADO CULTURE » did u know? http://www.piado.us/blog independent fashion trends & labels / art / photography Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:26:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Paper or Plastic? What? Neither? http://www.piado.us/blog/2008/02/29/paper-or-plastic-what-neither/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paper-or-plastic-what-neither http://www.piado.us/blog/2008/02/29/paper-or-plastic-what-neither/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:24:10 +0000 admin http://piado.us/blog/2008/02/29/paper-or-plastic-what-neither/ Paper vs. Plastic
Paper or Plastic is usually the question at high end grocery stores like Whole Foods. As an earth-conscious person, what is the better choice when given the choice? According to The Washington Post, and the obvious choice is neither.

and the paper vs. plastic facts are…

Paper Bag Production

  • About 14 million trees are cut down per year

Plastic Bag Production

  • Made from Oil
  • Most likely the plastic collected for recycling does not get recycled due to the high costs and no profit margin
  • Plastic is NOT Biodegradable

Solution? Get a strong bag and keep reusing it. 
» Get the full scoop at: The Washington Post

*Photos courtesy of tanakawho and Caroline v K.

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