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Brief Summary of Other

Topics here may be related to legal matters but not innately legal. For instance, discussing grocery plastic bags versus cotton cloth bags. The item itself is not legal but many city governments have placed it into legislation.

Environmental impact Summary

I've read a multitude of studies and articles on plastic v reusable bags, and the same goes for straws. What I've found may be surprising to some. And while long term impacts may be an issue, there seems to be a way to avoid most of those. What needs to happen is more honesty in what is claimed to be better environmentally. What I see is often this is better because it breaks down, or it comes from a renewable source, without any data to back anything up. And by the way, a renewable source does not make it the best environmental choice. It could be a renewable source but need lots of water and/or energy to create, making it much less environmentally friendly.

Blogs About Environmental impact

J.B. Williams, J.D. has published 2 blogs on this subtopic. The 2 most recent blogs are summarized in the following sections.

Dishwasher Efficiencies

Published: 2023-09-27
I'm attempting to look into efficiencies that are associated with household appliances. You are always hearing that dishwashers are more efficient than handwashing, but is it true. Let's see.

Plastic vs Reusable Bags

Published: 2022-07-29
Surprising results. In study after study, taking overall environmental impact into account, plastic grocery bags win.

Legislative Blog