No, you’re not in the wrong category; this is not a post on marriage guidance. The guidance here is of a far more serious nature, that of the environment.
In Britain we throw away around 14 billion (14,000,000,000) single-use plastic bags every year. Although many of these are supposedly bio-degradable and, if we listen to many of the high street stores and supermarkets, therefore environmentally-friendly. This just simply is not true.
In a nutshell, these single-use plastic bags contain an additive designed to brake the plastic down when exposed to the sun, rain and elements. The problem is that most of the bags end up in amenity tips and landfills alongside our normal household rubbish. They get buried and therefore do not get exposed to the elements, and therefore do not decompose. Contrary to manufacturers claims, according to a study by the Australian Government they do not compost cleanly and may leave toxic residues behind.
The real answer to a greener Britain lies in our use of reusable carrier bags. Many manufacturers, such as
Anglo Packaging, supply
printed carrier bags in a variety of materials. So even if you use a non-degradable bag, providing you re-use it as often as possible you will be doing your bit for the environment. They also come in some pretty cool printed designs too - take a look a some of these
printed carrier designs.
Labels: environment, printed-carrier-bags
