Plastic bags provide convenience at the store and the home. They are easy to obtain at the store a quick to dispose of at the home. Despite these nice incentives, plastic bags create many negative impacts that affect our economy. Plastic Bags are non-biodegradable, taking them about 1,000 years to decompose. Until then, tons of plastic bags would sit in the landfills along with the trash that was held inside them.
There has been a recent push towards an affordable and durable alternative, reusable bags. Although the reusable bag can provide a little less convenience for grocery shoppers, in the end, the advantages they have on our economy are worth it. It is important to use fewer resources and produce less waste to better our economy, and using these reusable bags will help to attain that goal.
Although reusable bags initially cost a buck or two to purchase, they last substantially a long amount of time. Certain grocery stores offer discounts and incentives to those who use reusable bags. While this only saves a few cents per trip to the store, over time it will begin to add up. Some stores began charging a few cents per plastic bag to discourage the use of them.
When checking out at the store, using reusable bags helps to make the process a lot more efficient. The bags carry more items and support more weight than a plastic bag would. They can be carried on your shoulder, unlike plastic bags which all have to be held in your hands, making it easier when transporting the groceries from the car to the house.
It is one thing to get the word out on the importance and how to’s of conserving energy and resources, but it’s another to actually act on it yourself. Switching to reusable bags is just a small way you can do your part in helping to better our society. One little change can make a difference in making our Earth a little more greener and economically friendly every day.