Activity
Plastic
Paper
use of materials
in production
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Gina's community is considering whether it should ban
the use of plastic bags. Help her analyze the costs and
benefits of using plastic and paper bags by completing
the paragraph.
Based on the data presented,
bags
have less impact on Earth's resources. Even though
bags have less impact on organisms
in the oceans, the production of
bags
uses more of Earth's materials and releases more
carbon into the atmosphere
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release of
carbon in
production
energy use in
production
water use in
production
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litter in oceans

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