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Re: Mumbai bans plastic bags, bottles, and single-use plastic containers
#362> Chaudhary, a taxi driver, said he had started carrying a cloth bag and that his local mutton vendor had begun wrapping the meat in newspaper rather than plastic sheets. I am sure this is healthy.
FWIW, newspaper was the traditional wrapping for fish and chips in the UK. Many still use wraps printed to look like a newspaper. The practice was common enough that it occurs in Heinlein's "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" (p14 in my copy), which was written in 1958. The line is "I had the Centerville Clarion but it's only fit for wrapping salami."
Yes, it was the traditional way of doing things. But things have changed. Recycled paper contains diisobutyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate. Ink residues in recycled paper may contain benzophenones and mineral oils. If they still use lead-lettered printing, you may got actual lead on your newspaper.