Which bag should you use? - Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper
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You’ve filled up your cart and made it to the front of the grocery line when you’re confronted with yet another choice: what kind of bag should you use? It might seem obvious that plastic is bad for the environment, and that a paper bag or a cotton tote would be the better option. But is that really true? Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper explore the environmental impact of each material.
The carbon footprint of a material is a measure of the carbon dioxide that is emitted during its production. How are single-use plastic bags made and what processes in their production contribute to their carbon footprint?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Luka Seamus Wright, Imogen Ellen Napper
- Director Jody Ghani Nordby
- Narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Storyboard Artist Jody Ghani Nordby
- Compositor Jody Ghani Nordby
- Art Director Jody Ghani Nordby
- Animator Jody Ghani Nordby
- Producer The Animation Workshop, Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Sound Designer André Aires
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
