Made of:
Petroleum oil.
Decomposition:
Plastic waste can take up to 1,000 years.
Cons:
*Ends up in oceans, fields, strainers in cities.
*Damaging to ecosystem.
*Pose a danger to wildlife.
Made of:
Petroleum oil and a chemical additives.
Decomposition:
Over the time will break the plastic down into smaller pieces which will take many decades to disappear.
Cons:
*During the decomposition it turn into small pieces of plastic.
*Do not decompose if buried or in water.
*Chemicals or metals can leak.
Made of:
Trees.
Decomposition:
Over the time will break the plastic down into smaller pieces which will take many decades to disappear.
Cons:
*14 million trees are cut down yearly for the manufacturing of paper.
*Thousands of gallons of fresh water and bleach are used to clean the pulp.
*It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture plastic bag.
Made of:
Plants, biobased components or/and vegetable-based like cornstarch.
Decomposition:
Within only 90 days within into Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and water.
Cons:
*Non Recyclable.
*They can be slightly expensive.
