Cotton bags need to be reused at least 50 times to achieve the same climate performance as paper bags.Comparisons to other heavier materials, such as those used in fashion retail or supermarket ‘bags for life’, suggest that paper bags can be comparable or even better than plastic alternatives in terms of carbon footprint. This has also been shown to be the case when paper bags are compared to recycled plastic and bio-plastic bags.

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