Re: Paper vs plastic
In Australia there are very few shops that offer paper bags as an alternative to plastic. I am 35 and I have never been asked. The standard issue plastic bags are a great size for garbage. They are 30cm by 30cm. There is a big push to ban plastic bags altogether which is ridiculous because a majority of people reuse there plastic bags in one way or another. If they were banned I would just have to go and pay for them in another part of the store. the same amount of plastic is going to landfill.
All the supermarkets sell what are called "green bags" that are a sturdy cloth material that can be reused. If I have to get a lot of items I take a green bag because they are stronger but if I only need a couple of things and am running low on garbage bags than I will just use a plastic bag.
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