# Why all the tears in plastic bags?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 29, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-tears-in-plastic-bags/494681 "2009-04-29T00:12:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-tears-in-plastic-bags/494681/21 "2009-04-30T00:49:09Z")

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> [@dracoi](#):
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> Thus, you will have a short-term increase in resources used and it might take a very long time to get the equivalent number of uses out of the reusable bags. (I shop about twice a month. To get 100 uses out of a reusable bag will take me 4 years).

But when the bags are durable and can last that long, and likely will last considerably longer, why is that an issue?

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