Question: Paper or Plastic?

Answer: Neither

Shopping bags create an insane amount of waste for something we use just to transport our items from the store to the car and then from our car to our home. The correct answer is to always bring your own bag.

Did you know that in a single year Americans throw away 100 billion plastic grocery type bags? The benefits of bringing your own bags are huge:

Save oil and/or trees. In the US, about 12 million barrels of oil and 14 million trees go to producing plastic and paper bags each year.

Reusing makes cents. Stores may soon start charging for their bags. SanFrancisco has already passed this legislation.

Be a role model. Other shoppers' will watch and learn.

Make sure plastic bags don't harm sea creatures. They're one of the most commonly found items in coastal cleanups.

Always remember the three R’s: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE