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April 9th 2022

Grocery bag comparisons of environmental impact

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Number of times a given grocery bag type would have to be reused to have as low an environmental impact as a standard single-use plastic bag (LDPE; Low-density polyethylene).

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Product management Industrial processes Construction Materials Industries (economics) Economy and the environment Goods (economics) Containers Freight transport Artificial materials Bags Manufacturing Organic polymers Building materials Amorphous solids Packaging Plastics Plastic bag Polymers Secondary sector of the economy Tools Consumer goods Building engineering Polymer chemistry

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