While going to the vegetable market along with my mother, she advised me to ______.

carry a paper bag

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carry a polythene bag

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carry a plastic bag

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carry a cotton bag

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Solution

The correct option is D
carry a cotton bag

The Earth has been facing immense pollution from our garbage and consumption. With plastic bags becoming a huge source of pollution, cotton bags have become the new way to help stop the pollution. Shoppers should start using reusable cotton bags in order to stop the pollution. Cotton bags decompose faster and in a non-polluting manner. So it is preferred to use cotton bag

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