Reli. Paper Grocery Bags w/ Handles (100 Pcs, Bulk)(12″x7″x14″) Large Paper Grocery Bags, Shopping Bags w/ Handles – Heavy Duty 57 Lbs Basis – Takeout / To Go Bags, Retail Bags, Brown Kraft Paper Bags. This paper grocery bag is great for groceries, store-bought meals, or even office supplies.

According to the plastics industry, every plastic grocery bag cost about one penny to produce. A paper bag costs 4 or 5 cents per bag to produce. There are plastic bags that are compostable, but the cost rises to between 8 to 10 cents.

Paper bags are commonly used as shopping carrier bags and for packaging of some consumer goods. They carry a wide range of products from groceries, glass bottles, clothing, books, toiletries, electronics and various other goods and can also function as means of transport in day-to-day activities.

Second, the production of paper bags is much more resource intensive in terms of energy and water. About 10 percent more energy is used to produce a paper bag versus a plastic one, and about 4 times as much water. Environmental issues aside, paper products are often more expensive than plastic.

Cons of Using Paper Bags

• Unlike their plastic counterparts, paper bags aren’t waterproof.
• Paper bags are more expensive than plastic bags.
• Paper bags take up more storage space than plastic bags and are considerably heavier.

Despite its low durability, one advantage of paper is that it decomposes much more quickly than plastic, and therefore it is less likely to be a source of litter and pose a risk to wildlife. Paper is also more widely recyclable, while plastic bags can take between 400 and 1,000 years to decompose.

In comparison to cardboard, plastic is lighter and more durable and less energy intensive to manufacture. It takes 1,004 gallons of water to produce 1,000 paper bags and 58 gallons of water to produce 1,500 plastic bags. Plastic grocery bags consume 71% less energy during production than paper bags.

Plastic Bag Alternatives

• Paper (Recycled)
• Reusable Plastic.
• Cotton.
• Non-woven polypropylene (PP)
• Compostable.
• Woven Polypropylene (PP) Bags.
• Jute.

Paper money has its downsides, too. A $5 bill typically lasts just 16 months before it wears down so much that it’s taken out of circulation. The materials that go into paper money aren’t freshly harvested, though; dollar bills are made from recycled, low-quality waste fibers that would otherwise end up in a landfill.

Reduce Your Paper Waste

1. Copy on both sides of the paper. This is especially efficient for internal documents and drafts.
2. Buy recycled paper.
3. Use chlorine-free paper.
4. Try alternative materials.
5. Find alternatives to mail.
6. Eliminate unnecessary subscriptions.
7. Do a “paper” audit.
8. Make recycling easy.

100 trees

We cut down 27,000 trees every single day – just to make toilet paper. Yes, you read that correctly.

Treedensity in primary forests varies from 50,000-100,000 trees per square km, so the math would put this number at 3.5 billion to 7 billiontrees cut down each year.

Businesses Say Yes. An estimated 15 billion trees are cut down each year—more than 41 million trees per day.