Paper/Plastic Vivian's presentation

Plastic Bag 
Plastic bag are made from non-renewable natural resources such as crude oil (petroleum) gas and coal. 

Paper bags are made from trees 

Advantages Paper bags 
-They can hold more things than plastic bags 
-They are renewable resources 
-They are biodegradable 

Disadvantages :Paper bags 
-Production of papers bags requires a great amount of energy 
-Paper production causes air pollution and deforestation 
-The production of paper bags uses three times the amount of water it takes to make plastic bags 

Advantages :Plastic Bags 
-It requires 20-40% less energy to make 2 plastic bags 
-They are cheap and light 

Disadvantages :Plastic Bags 
-Birds and other animals often mistake plastic bag as food 
-Most plastic end up in landfill sometimes floating around in the air 
-It takes hundred of years to decompose plastic bag 


Paper takes lesser time to breakdown(biodegradable)

What is the issue ?
-Plasticc bags float around the oceans -one of the masses is about twice the size of texas located in North Pacific between America and Japan

-Over 100000 marine animals ,such as sea turtles ,whales and dolphins ,die every year because of plastic bags 

-Plastic basg take from 400 to 1000 years to decompose
-Trees must be cut down to make paper bags ,which is one of the cause of deforestation 

Solution 
-Use cotton bags or jute bags 
-Reuse plastic bags and paper bags 
-Plastic bags acan be used as bin liners 
-Start charging for plastic and 

There is no perfect solution for this issue.