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Originally Posted by Darield
I am amazed that Florida still allows the use of plastic bags in grocery stores. So many other states have banned it. We now have microplastics (very small plastic particles) in our agriculture soil, ocean and just about anywhere you can think of. There are so many studies that verify the dangers of plastics and I cringe every time I go to the grocery store and see 10-20-30 plastic bags per cart. Just one Publics said they can go through thousands of plastic bags in a day. Here is one link that talks about how serious this problem has gotten. It's our new DDT. How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat . There are now studies beiing done of earthworms ingesting micro-plastics. ScienceDirect |
Most of the things we buy are packaged in plastic. There is biodegradable plastic and I don't see that being used too often in most packaging. I get glass when I can but it's not always an option. Stores sell plastic bags for us to put our garbage in and this plastic not available as a biodegradable option. Paper bags are made shabbily and break easy. Glass isn't always a safe option but a lot more things could be packaged in glass.