Did you know...
Paper production...
Although many paper products are made from responsible resources, some are not. According ot a WWF report, although paper mills do utilise some of their own waste products as fuel, emissions and pollution from paper mills can be significant.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/industries/pulp-and-paper
The largest share of greenhouse gases released in pulp and paper manufacturing comes from the energy production to power the mills.
Paper bags don't last, so they're more likely to fall apart after a single use. And, when they go to land-fill, which most of them will, they'll degrade and release greenhouse gases.
Re-use & recycle...
Environmentalist and author of The Green Consumer Guide, Julia Hailes MBE argues that paper isn’t always the solution, and recycled & re-usable plastics should be used where appropriate. Overall, we should move away from all single use products, be it paper or plastic.
https://juliahailesblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-lot-of-rubbish-is-talked-about.html