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Difference in Plain Cotton and Cotton Canvas Fabric

Most of the Tote Bag Sellers list their Cotton Bags as a canvas bag. Even though there is a difference in the Cotton Fabric and the Canvas Fabric. Based on how these names are used it creates a lot of confusion for the Tote Bag user and the Tote Bag sellers. Canvas is a fabric with Tight weave and diagonal weave (Strong bias). Canvas Fabric usually is Diagonal texture on one side, smoother on the other. The Shrinkage is very high in Canvas Material.  The Canvas can be made of Cotton, Hemp or other natural or poly fabrics. The Plain Cotton Fabric is made from unbleached cotton thread with Light regular weave. Since the thread is unbleached and natural the weave may be uneven and looks very natural. Let us also examine the difference in Plain Cotton Fabric and Cotton Canvas Fabric: Plain Cotton Cotton Canvas Material Plain Cotton Cloth is  made from unbleached cotton. Cotton Canvas Cloth is made of strong think cotton fabric that may be bleached or unbleached Weave Plain weave – over and under weave Diagonal Weave – Series of parallel diagonal ribs Texture Uneven, may contain spots of natural seed Diagonal texture on one side, smoother …

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Do plastic bags bans work?

At least 32 countries have banned or restricted the use of Plastic Bags. But do we know how well it is working out? The average plastic bag we pick up at the grocery store, or carry the lunch takeout in, has a lifespan of about 12 minutes. Shoppers collectively use around 500 billion single-use plastic bags every year. That is about 150 bags per person, per year. Globally, as many as 160,000 plastic bags are used every second—and currently, only 1% to 3% of them are recycled. This simply isn’t sustainable behavior and plastic bag bans are simply not working great for our environment. Did you know that more than 8 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans each year? Now is the best time to act! The Studies show that where ever the Plastic Bags have been banned there has been a constant reduction in the usage of Plastic Bags. For instance in Seattle, where bags were banned 5 years ago, residents have seen a 48% drop in residential plastic bag waste. Read more: https://qz.com/1413165/where-are-plastic-bags-banned-around-the-world%E2%80%8B/ Featured Image courtesy of: Ingrid Taylar ingridtaylar.com

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