tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post3079644116596458150..comments2024-01-18T05:45:59.595-05:00Comments on The Daily Bellwether: Paper Or Plastic In Ohio? New IKEA Bans Both Kind Of Bags For Earth-Friendly Reusable Tote SacksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-48953926643460822402008-04-07T22:49:00.000-04:002008-04-07T22:49:00.000-04:00See how Peoplepowergranny works to cut back on was...See how Peoplepowergranny works to cut back on wastes til all I throw away are candy wrappers and cellophane. Let's tax those who throw away too much and give rebate to those who waste-not. Visit me at peoplepowergranny.blogspot.comPeople Power Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288535770690615711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-74403611567458603802008-04-02T18:36:00.000-04:002008-04-02T18:36:00.000-04:00Mark --They should have said 14 million trees. Th...Mark --<BR/><BR/>They should have said 14 million trees. There is a typo. I picked up it and did not change the quote. I should have done something to explain ... you made a great catch. I will go up into the copy and do some kind of fix, perhaps with a sic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-67803585891595001102008-04-02T17:53:00.000-04:002008-04-02T17:53:00.000-04:00"And it takes up to 14 billion trees to produce 10..."And it takes up to 14 billion trees to produce 10 billion grocery bags."<BR/><BR/>Do the math...<BR/>Are you honestly telling me that it takes 1.4 huge trees to make 1 little grocery bag?!?<BR/><BR/>A single 60' tall tree produces enough pulp to make over 40,000 sheets of paper. And most of the brown sacks lately include a very high percentage of post-consumer recycled content.<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of good reasons to "go green" that don't involve scare-mongering and ridiculous exaggerations. Truthfulness and accuracy support the case much better.Mark Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155390616574310800noreply@blogger.com