Advantages of Paper Carrier Bags

People are using plastic bags instead of paper carrier bags, since ages without understanding its harmful effects on the environment system. The worst effect of plastic bags is that they don’t decay easily and, consequently, kill numerous animals every year. In most countries, people use plastic bags to carry different items without knowing that these bags are one of the main reasons for pollution as well. The use of cellophane and polythene bags is increasing, even while knowing that these bags are not bio-degradable.
There are different types of eco-friendly bags available in the market. Among them, one is paper carrier bags. They are always better to use in place of plastic bags for day-to-day shopping and other needs. The main advantage of using brown carrier bags is that they are not at all harmful in any aspect.



As said above, plastic can’t decay but paper bags can decompose and merge with the surroundings without releasing any type of harmful gases. Plastic discharges toxic gases, whereas paper doesn't contain anything like that.

Also, paper can be recycled and reused. Recycled brown carrier bags don’t pose any type of threat to the nature. The main purpose of using printed carrier bags is to save the environment from unwanted pollutants and to understand the other benefits of using these bags.

The paper carrier bags are usually made from recycled craft papers and the thickness of the material used in the paper remains around 125 grams. Moreover, these bags are easier to carry than plastic bags and more items can be carried it them. Unlike plastic bags, brown carrier bags can easily be decomposed and so any threat like killing of animals are not there.

Many times, sewer pipes get blocked due to plastic bags, but paper carrier bags are safer in this regard as well. Plastic bags are widely used in the market as they are reasonably priced and convenient to keep in comparison to other substitutes. Therefore, more and more people are opting for such bags instead of reusable paper bags.

Though paper bags are made from trees, but those are the felled trees. Additionally, more energy is consumed in manufacturing the paper bags than that of plastic bags. Despite having these two disadvantages, paper bags are any day better than plastic bags as they can be reused and recycled. Likewise, paper bags can also be re-used in the form of new piece of paper.