I found this comment on another site where they were advertising the “walmart- greenbag”
QUOTE:
“This sort of brainwashing makes my blood boil.
Let me explain my view. To make these bags we need to collect and sort the presently un-recycled plastic bags from depositories, supermarkets and local councils, then a big truck take the plastic to an oil burning container ship where the bags are sent the developing world, turned into the “fibre” using heat and beat technologies, which are almost certainly from non-renewable energy sources, into the bag. Then we import them back to our country telling people that despite being made from plastic (albeit it recycled) and having been shipped across the globe to produce, as a consumer they’re buying responsibly and making a difference to the planet. RUBBISH.
And the kicker? THEN customers who already own one of these bags get to the checkout only to be offered another one because they’ve left the bags they already have in the car.
Please keep using paper, plant more trees then reuse, don’t recycle the paper into mushroom farms (eat less meat) or paper-crete. Or if you need a tote bag, buy a canvas one. Its a one off expense and you can get a design you like rather than be an advert for a multinational corporation.
N.B I have no association with the website below, I admire the innovation” http://www.livinginpaper.com/