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Old 09-06-2025, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
They're more expensive, and make use of more fossil fuels in manufacture and components. Most of the plastic grocery bags you see in supermarkets are made from recycled plastic, not virgin petroleum. Re-using them is more economic for me, and we all do what we can, given our circumstances.
Exactly. These things are never as simple as the propagandists in the media make things seem. The same applies to EVs. Lots of nasty goes into the final product. (But I still own a Tesla)