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Which material is more sustainable? Paper or plastic?

They both can be recycled, and both use some valuable resources (paperwood, plasticpetroleum) to produce, what exactly is the criteria we should use to validate the sustainable level of all the materials? I guess it's different with different product?In terms of chewing gum package, is it more sustainable to use plastic over paper? because paper we can only use once and then throw away.

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oatmeal, corn, popcorn, i've heard blueberries are, whole grain breadstuff like that.
FruitsServing sizeTotal fiber (grams) Raspberries1 cup8.0 Pear, with skin1 medium5.5 Apple, with skin1 medium4.4 Strawberries (halves)1 1/4 cup3.8 Banana1 medium3.1 Orange1 medium3.1 Figs, dried2 medium1.6 Raisins2 tablespoons1.0 Grains, cereal pastaServing sizeTotal fiber (grams) Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked1 cup6.2 Barley, pearled, cooked1 cup6.0 Bran flakes3/4 cup5.3 Oat bran muffin1 medium5.2 Oatmeal, quick, regular or instant, cooked1 cup4.0 Popcorn, air-popped3 cups3.5 Brown rice, cooked1 cup3.5 Bread, rye1 slice1.9 Bread, whole-wheat or multigrain1 slice1.9 Legumes, nuts seedsServing sizeTotal fiber (grams) Split peas, cooked1 cup16.3 Lentils, cooked1 cup15.6 Black beans, cooked1 cup15.0 Lima beans, cooked1 cup13.2 Baked beans, vegetarian, canned, cooked1 cup10.4 Sunflower seed kernels1/4 cup3.9 Almonds1 ounce (23 nuts)3.5 Pistachio nuts1 ounce (49 nuts)2.9 Pecans1 ounce (19 halves)2.7
Oatmeal Popcorn Fruit Nuts
Oatmeal primerily the quaker oats high fiber oatmeal is goodFiber one bars are also very yummy and good for you tooA lot of grains have fiber in them so try to go for whole grains if you want lots of fiberKashi brand foods have high fiber you can also search up high fiber recipes online for dinners
Why do you say we can only use paper once? Most of the recycling bins I've seen have a sign for either paper or plastic bottles/aluminumTo recycle a plastic wrapper would be quite difficult-indeed, recycling plastic in general is difficult since there are 100's of different kinds of plastic, but paper is more or less all the same.

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