Into it, each year, go over a million cords of long-fibered Southern pine. We went around making a list of the paper bags in our house. In addition to shopping bags, grocery bags and bags to put the garbage in, we found bags of sugar, cornmeal, flour, onions, potatoes, candy and nuts. There were tea bags and small white bags for sandwiches. In the basement we have bags of screws, tacks and nails.
Garments come back from the cleaner in long paper bags.
Cement, lime, fertilizer, salt, calcium chloride and other chemicals are sold in bags of heavy tough Kraft paper. Argonne National Laboratory, Division of Educational Programs, Harold Myron, Ph.D., Division Director.