Question:

plastic bags?

Hello guys ~~~got a questoin about plastic bags someone told me there are two types of plastic bags low density plastic bags and high density plastic bags does someone know which one use less material to produce most of people told me the low density plastic bags are more quot; greenerquot; than high density plastic bags but i found something from a website, it says : our low density plastic bags use 50 % of recycled materials, does that mean low density bags are more greener than hgih density if they use different materials???thanks

Answer:

There are many recipes for different plastics. There are both high density and low density and middle density plastic used in bags. Any of it can be made from any amount of recycled materials. Some are made from post consumer plastic and some from preconsumer waste plastic. You have to check the particular plastic from a particular company. Try to use reusable bags and containers for any of your uses to be greener. Recycle all you can and look to but recycled plastic, as you mentioned. You need to check with the companies making the bags to see what they do.
You are probably refering to two forms of the plastic polyethylene, high and low density. Low density is probably the 'greener' of the two, but it can't be by much.

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