What is an advantage of making plant-based products, such as cotton, instead of making petroleum-based products, such as plastics?

Producing plant-based products requires more energy.

Factories that make plant-based products generate more waste.

Plants that are used to make the product can be replaced.

All plant-based products cost more than petroleum-based products.

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Chandler Bridges

11 June, 10:03

What is an advantage of making plant-based products, such as cotton, instead of making petroleum-based products, such as plastics?

Producing plant-based products requires more energy.

Factories that make plant-based products generate more waste.

Plants that are used to make the product can be replaced.

All plant-based products cost more than petroleum-based products.

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Thalia Coleman · Answer 1

In the case of bags we see that cotton bags have made a much better change than plastic bags.

Explanation:

To explain further, cotton bags, are more sustainable and practical than plastic bags. They are easy to wash and you can reuse them to avoid hundreds and thousands of plastic bags. Secondly, they use less water, energy and have less impact on air pollution. They also participate to keep oceans clean and to save wild animals. The first victims of plastic bags. Last but not the least, they are cheaper in more and more places we have to pay for plastic bags.

Liliana Whitney · Answer 2

Plants that are used to make the product can be replaced.

Explanation:

Petroleum is a non-renewable resource which means that it can't be replaced and has a limited supply. On the other side, plants are a renewable resource because they can be replaced and they grow fast. So according to this, the advantage of making plant-based products, such as cotton, instead of making petroleum-based products, such as plastics is that plants that are used to make the product can be replaced.