Almost everyday I see a new commercials saying “No more plastic, we switched to paper [straws/bags/whatever]!” I understand that it’s good to not use plastic, but won’t this contribute to cutting down more trees and hurt our environment as well?

Question

Almost everyday I see a new commercials saying “No more plastic, we switched to paper [straws/bags/whatever]!” I understand that it’s good to not use plastic, but won’t this contribute to cutting down more trees and hurt our environment as well?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

The reason plastic bags became a thing in the first place was due to deforestation in part. As is commonly said, if you do not learn from the past you are doomed to repeat it. Yes procedures and methods have improved, but I personally don’t believe switching back to paper bags is a good thing.