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PAPER OR PLASTIC SANDWICH BAGS?
Waxed Paper Bag: Raw Material source 
new) Trees,Petroleum-based paraffin or vegetable wax;
Energy Used: paper requires more energy than plastic to manufacture + the wax;
Disposal-Unrecyclable, however waxed paper will degrade in backyard compost at about same rate as leaves;
General Environmental Impact-Deforestation results in habitat loss.
Plastic Sandwich Bags: Glad, Ziploc & Best Yet use LDPE#4 plastic (none are labeled and some use PVC#3 which contain plasticizers you don’t want near your food);
Raw Material: oil;
Energy used in Production-Thousands of gallons of oil + energy for production; Disposal-Gags are not easily recycled by can be cleaned and reused again…;General
Environmental Impact-Plastic does not break down in nature.
BOTTOM LINE: Both are very poor alternative to reusable containers, but if you’re in a bind, the energy savings give plastic sandwich bags a slight edge over waxed paper, as long as you reuse them frequently and recycle them if you can.
NEW FIND!!! Wrap-N-Mat! www.wrap-n-mat.com - reusable sandwich wrap and placemat in one! Hand washable, wrap it up and go! KleenKanteen -eco-friendly safe stainless steel canteens www.kleankanteen.com
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