GREEN OR GREENWASHED // the truth about sustainable shopping bags

Are cotton totes really better than plastic bags, or is it just greenwashing? In this episode of GREEN OR GREENWASHED, we break down the science behind “eco-friendly” shopping bags and reveal which option actually makes the most environmental sense. sources and further reading: Life Cycle Assessment of grocery carrier bags , Environmental Project no. 1985 February 2018, The Danish Environmental Protection Agency Parkpoom Kometsopha, https://medium.com/@parkpoomkomet/breaking-down-the-danish-study-on-the-environmental-impacts-of-grocery-carrier-bags-b8c97eb6c8fb https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-plasticbag-paradox-1378426553 https://sustonmagazine.com/is-organic-cotton-sustainable/ https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153523/ozone-hole-continues-healing-in-2024 https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/ozone-layer-recovery-track-helping-avoid-global-warming-05degc 🌴🌿 Support my Patreon and find exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/Gittemary ORDER MY BOOK, SUSTAINABLE BADASS, HERE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sustainable-badass-gittemarie-johansen/1140199307 BUY THE DANISH BOOK, BÆREDYGTIG BADASS, HERE:https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-badass/ BUY MY DANISH COOKBOOK, BÆREDYGTIG GOURMET, HERE: https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-gourmet/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌿MY BOOK (ENG): https://mango.bz/books/sustainable-badass-by-gittemarie-johansen-2150-b 🌿MY BOOK (DK) - https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-badass/ 🌿MY BLOG - http://www.gittemary.com/ 🌿INSTA - http://www.instagram.com/Gittemary 🌿FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Gittemary 🌿 MY ONLINE SUSTAINABILITY COURSE: https://ioa.pxf.io/c/2607789/955476/12764 For business contacts and miscellaneous awesomeness: Gittemary@outlook.dk