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r land reclaimed compensates for forests felled.</p><p id="dd71">Whenever I scrub a sticky container not suitable for reuse and thus destined for the bin, I wonder whether the wasted water defeats the purpose of recycling.</p><p id="a07e"><b>Elizabeth Emerald</b></p></article></body>

The paradox of Paper versus Plastic

Is it worth the water?

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Whenever I watch my groceries bagged per city ordinance in paper instead of plastic, I wonder whether land reclaimed compensates for forests felled.

Whenever I scrub a sticky container not suitable for reuse and thus destined for the bin, I wonder whether the wasted water defeats the purpose of recycling.

Elizabeth Emerald

Nonfiction
Short Story
Recycling
Plastic Pollution
Water
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