Plastic Free July – or what have plastics ever done for us?
date:Jul 31, 2020
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As an example, any supermarket changing to paper bags from plastic bags has a negative environmental effect of some 90%, due to the extra energy used (x2) and extra water (x 12) in their manufacture and distribution (2015 life cycle analysis assessment from the Scottish Government). Manufacturing glass and aluminium are highly energy intensive processes with resultant high CO₂ emissions. Thus, once again, adding to Global Warming.

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