Rockside

  As you become more conscious about how your everyday habits affect the environment, you’ll notice that even small changes in your storage and shopping bags can make a difference. Instead of relying on single-use plastic bags, why not choose a more practical and environmentally responsible alternative, such as the paper storage bag?   Plastic bags can create long-term environmental problems. When you throw them away, they’ll likely end up in landfills or make their way into rivers and oceans. Since plastic takes hundreds of years to break down, those bags can stay in the environment for a very long time.   Wildlife can also suffer because animals sometimes mistake plastic for food or become trapped in it. In addition, producing plastic bags requires non-renewable resources like oil.   Even if you dispose of them properly, plastic bags can still blow away easily and contribute to litter in streets and waterways. Over time, this pollution affects both the environment ...