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There has been a raging debate by environmentalists as to whether paper grocery bags are indeed eco friendly. Well, in a bid to answer this question, let us look at a few facts. The materials from which these grocery bags are made from are trees. Trees are nature and this would probably qualify these bags as being eco-friendly but the question is what happens when they have finished their use?

They become waste and a lot of waste for that matter. This is the very reason why people are going eco-friendly, to reduce waste. The problem is these paper bags cannot be reused. Having bags made from clothe has been an option that people hope can be considered. Bags made from clothe can be reused over and over again as they can be cleaned easily and are quite light. Having paper bags only help to reduce our forest cover since that is the raw material for making the bag.