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Final Draft: Comparison/Contrast Essay Paper or Plastic?
It's an age old question when checking out at the local grocer: Paper or plastic? It seems like an easy choice but there is a myriad number of details hidden in each bag. Both types of bags are designed to make carrying a variety of items easier. The type of bag that is chosen will affect consumers health and the environment. Consumers need to be informed on how these bags are created, what effects these bags will have on the environment, and what will happen to the bags after they have been used.
Both types of bags utilize natural resources to be created. Plastic bags are made from petroleum, a non-renewable oil product. “Plastic is a by- product of oil refining and accounts for four percent of the worlds total oil production” (“Paper vs. Plastic,” par. 16). While four percent might not seem that much, it amounts to twelve million barrels of oil a year. The oil is then manipulated into polymers. Polymers are......

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