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Paper Or Plastic? A Comparison Of The Carbon Emissions Of Grocery Bags, Hannah Tuomi
Paper Or Plastic? A Comparison Of The Carbon Emissions Of Grocery Bags, Hannah Tuomi
Undergraduate Research Symposium 2017
Paper and plastic grocery bags, as well as reusable bags (non-woven polypropylene), all can be used to carry out purchases from the store. While these different bag types serve essentially the same function, how do their environmental impacts differ? One way to measure environmental impact is by examining a bag’s entire life cycle. A product’s life cycle encompasses various stages starting with the extraction of raw materials, going through production and then use, and ending with a waste management option (e.g. landfill or recycling). Life cycle assessment is a tool to evaluate one or more impact areas of a product …