A draft report by the Environment Agency, suggests that ordinary polythene bags used by shops are actually more environmentally friendly than the supposedly low impact choices.
They also suggest that, in order to balance out the tiny impact of each lightweight plastic bag, consumers would have to use the same cotton bag almost 200 times!
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We have always felt that all bags have their place in the marketplace and that the criticism against polythene bags has been unfair.
Lets face it, polythene bags are an easy target and highly visible target, let's hope sense finally prevails.
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