Plastic, Paper or Cotton Toat?

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Cities around the world have begun moving away from single use plastic bags. Each of these three material actually has a unique environmental impact that's determined by a couple of factors. Three things, its carbon footprint, its potential to be reused and recycled and its degrade ability. The answer is none of them should you completely use? It turns out there's another way which combines most of the best features we're already talking about at the grocery store for two dollar or less.

Plastic is everywhere. We know we should cut down on it where we can, but is plastic ever the answer? In this episode, a whole world of plastic you never knew about. Starting with: which bag is best: paper, plastic, or cotton? The answer might surprise you. Dan breaks down the pros and cons of each bag, and which you should carry on your next shopping trip. Then we follow the journey of three different plastic bottles after you throw them away, shedding light on the dangers these disposables present to our world. Plus, three things you can do to put a cap on our plastic problem. This is an episode of TED Climate, another TED Audio Collective podcast. For more, find the podcast wherever you're listening to this. You can read the full text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/TC1