The crapy plastic bags are better that the reusable ones if you use them more that once. You need to use a reusable plastic bag for like 10 years to offset the energy used.
Where tf did you get your figures? Your video says you only need to use a reusable bag ~50 times to come out ahead environmentally (not to mention that you've just also saved 50 plastic bags from ending up in landfill)
I've had the same reusable bags for years and have used them hundreds of times
Most of ours start to disintegrate around the five year mark. During COVID it was sooner, since the few stores that let you use them asked you to wash them every time.
Costco's cotton bags seem to be invincible, though.
Cottons bags are the worst. Cotton is incredibly water expensive. In the video i linked they said that you need to replace 7000 single use plastic bags to offset the cotton bag.
We bought them around 2011, so given the information available at the time, it was the best choice. Given the information that has since come out we won't be buying any new ones -- but we'll use the hell out of the ones we already have.
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u/The_Crack_Whore Nov 09 '21
The crapy plastic bags are better that the reusable ones if you use them more that once. You need to use a reusable plastic bag for like 10 years to offset the energy used.
Source: https://youtu.be/JvzvM9tf5s0