Manufacturing paper products produces uses 2.5 to 7 times more energy than plastics, paper mills are historically some of the worst producers of toxic waste (look up Pigeon River and www.cwac.net/paper_industry/). It's even worse if you look at the respective recycling processes.
Biodegradable does not mean disappear. It means that the material breaks down. Into what? The biodegrading of paper in a landfill releases one of the worst greenhouse gases, Methane. Paper is not as clean as you think.
The solution is not which, but not to let it get to the landfill (or ocean) in the first place and recycle.
Manufacturing paper products produces uses 2.5 to 7 times more energy than plastics, paper mills are historically some of the worst producers of toxic waste (look up Pigeon River and www.cwac.net/paper_industry/). It's even worse if you look at the respective recycling processes.
Biodegradable does not mean disappear. It means that the material breaks down. Into what? The biodegrading of paper in a landfill releases one of the worst greenhouse gases, Methane. Paper is not as clean as you think.
The solution is not which, but not to let it get to the landfill (or ocean) in the first place and recycle.