With all the buzz around these days about being able to recycle and save some trees and saving the environment, if I ask you the question "paper or plastic?", what would be your response? Most of whom I have already asked this question, responded Paper.
While most people tend to use paper and recycle to save some trees, why wouldn't you say do not use paper at all and save all the trees? Common wisdom is that plastic is not good for the environment. Well, that is true if you just throw it away after use and let it interfere with the nature's pristine water cycle. But if you do recycle it, plastic is the best of all. You can recycle paper may be 3 times, 4 tops. You can recycle plastic hundreds of times. There is no theoretical limit, I believe! If you are going to throw it away (as opposed to recycle), then yes, by all means go for paper. That won't contaminate or interfere with the environment as much as stray plastic does. But if you do recycle, just go for plastic! Save all the trees, not just some of them!
And given the general idea that recycling is the way to go, plastic it is! So, next time you are in a grocery store, and are asked paper or plastic, you know what to say... unless you need that paper for your "cleaning" purposes! :)
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