The passage claims that reusable grocery bags should be used in grocery stores. The lecturer agrees with the passage’s claim by saying that plastic grocery bags should be replaced with reusable ones.

 

First of all, the passage claims that reusable grocery bags reduce environmental waste. The passage also says that plastic grocery bags take so much years to integrate. The lecture supports this claim by saying that plastic grocery bags take for almost five hundred billion years to decompose, after the plastic bags are used for once, the bags go through the landfills. Often these un-decomposable wastes end up harming animals.

 

Second of all, the passage states reusable grocery bags save grocery stores money, resulting lower price of the products. The passage agrees with the passage’s statement by providing further details of the grocery stores saving money by not using plastic bags. The plastic gorocery bags are used only once and the reusable grocery bags can be used numerous times, and one plastic bag costs a cent. Thus, when the stores get rid of plastic grocery bags, it would save plenty amount of money to lower the price of the groceries, because thousands and millions of plastic bags are used in one grocery store every day.

 

Lastly, the passage says by using reusable grocery bags will help save nonrenewable energy source such as petroleum. The passage says this because making plastic bags consume so much precious resources. The passage supports passage’s claim by giving examples of saving natural, nonrenewable resources by getting rid of plastic bags. The lecturer says that about 1.6 billion gallons of petroleum and natural gas are used for making plastic bags every year. The lecturer also claims that this kind of resources should be used for more worthwhile purposes, not be slathered making plastic grocery bags thrown away after used once.

 

 

To sum up, the passage and the lecture both discuss about reusable grocery bag and plastic grocery bag. The passage says that the plastic grocery bags should be replaced with reusable ones. The lecturer agrees with the passage’s claim by supporting and giving examples about passage’s statement.