Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/ts_alt_afp/usenvironmentpollutionplasticbags;_ylt=AkoD20ic4SfQbJBOPt9jVzWs0NUE" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20...VzWs0NUE</a> I imagine other cities will start to follow suit. But I always have to ask are they working on a bag for puppy dog refuse.
Originally Posted By Ursula What a giant pita this is going to be. I barely can remember to go to the store, now I have to remember to bring bags, too?
Originally Posted By retlawfan I hope this never happens in my town. What about choice? Paper or Plastic? We recycle our plastic shopping bags for other uses after we get them home. If this ban happens here, I'll just have to go buy more plastic bags, instead of using the ones I already get from the store. And, does this mean more trees will have to be downed to provide paper bags? Ugh.
Originally Posted By DAR What about the big plastic garbage bags too are those going to away eventually? And what would the creepy kid from American Beauty film now and find so beautiful?
Originally Posted By DlandDug If you could see how ubiquitous plastic bags are here, you wouldn't be all that upset. They really are all over the place, especially in waterways and along roads. We save our plastic bags for reuse. But we get so many more than we can reuse that there's always too many. Reusable bags are widely available. And paper bags are almost all made of recycled material these days. So, I won't be mourning the loss of this particular choice...
Originally Posted By Mr X ***We save our plastic bags for reuse. But we get so many more than we can reuse that there's always too many.*** You need to learn the Japanese technique of folding them into a neat, tiny package and then stuffing them into a giant plastic bag. They all get re-used over here.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I get paper in plastic at the grocery -- and use them to empty the litter box. What should I use instead? And yes -- doggy poop -- what do I use?
Originally Posted By irishfan This has been the case in Ireland now for the past three years. I believe it will happen here in Australia in the not too distant future also.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I reuse the plastic bags in the bathroom trashcans. I do notice the reusable bags are available for purchase at walmart and the local supermarkets. I happened to be at walmart on Earth day and they gave me one. I must admit I've yet to use it. We do have a store in town called Aldi. Anyone else familiar? First you pay a quarter for your cart. There really aren't any shelves, most of the stuff is still in the boxes. Prices are extremely low, much less than wal mart. When you check out you pay 10 cents for a thick plastic bag with handles or a 5 cents for paper. You can bring your own if you prefer. You can also take boxes off the "shelves" to load your stuff. You take your paid cart load to a bagging station and bag up your own groceries. After you unload everything you take the cart back and get your quarter back. Sounds harder as I type it out but very easy especailly for what I save. They don't have evverything and not everything is great but a huge overflowing cartful is less than $80, then I go to Tops Supermarket and spend $50 on 2 or 3 bags of stuff.
Originally Posted By gadzuux San Francisco enacted this about six months ago. Compliance seems to be spotty. Safeway and other major grocery stores have now switched to paper bags, but walgreen's and 'corner stores' still use plastic. Really - it hasn't been a problem.
Originally Posted By knightnfrees While living in SoCal, I remember there were select stores that recycled those bags, ie Target, Ralphs, etc. We were really good at recycling. Cans, glass, plastic, those plastic bags, newspapers, phone books, even the cardboard containers that soda comes in. Now living in IL, it's really hard to find places that recycle. The Target's here don't recycle bags, they just toss them. Luckily they recycle in our building. But there really isn't an incentive like there is in CA with the CRV.
Originally Posted By hightp The Target bags are great trash can liners for our bedrooms and bathrooms. They'er bigger and more durable than the regular plastic grocery bags. Still, we have an Audi and a Price Rite in the area (Price Rite is similar to Audi but a larger selection and a few more name brands.) I usually leave my cloth bags in the car and grab them as I go into the store.
Originally Posted By queenbee Check out www.reusablebags.com for some alternatives. Some of them are really stylish. I have several of the Trader Joe's bags. They are only $1.99 for the large size.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I hope this never happens in my town. What about choice? Paper or Plastic? << I haven't been asked "Paper or plastic?" in years. The supermarkets in Anaheim and vicinity seem to be plastic-only. >>I reuse the plastic bags in the bathroom trashcans.<< I use them for trash bags at home, too, but I've got at least a year's supply in a cupboard. I buy a lot more stuff than I throw away, I guess.
Originally Posted By alexbook I suddenly thought of this oldie by The Bobs: >>I got a bunch of bananas and a bottle of bleach, Five cans of cat food, a chicken, and a peach. I had enough trouble picking out all this food. I can't stand decisions. I think it's so rude That you ask me if I want Plastic or Paper. I don't know...just a bag! Plastic? Oh, plastic sounds OK, just put in a bag and let me go home Paper? Or, well, maybe paper's better... I don't know how to make a decision about this... Well, then the clerk, he says to me: "Mr. Consumer, please pause to reflect The choice that you make can have a global effect On lumberjacks and turtles, politicians and fish. Would you like a paper bag, is that your wish? On the other hand I offer a bag that won't leak, And besides, it's got handles!" Plastic? Well, OK, give me a plastic bag, make it a plastic one Paper? Oooh, no, maybe I'll have... Maybe... Maybe a Paper Bag! Yeah, it's such a big decision! I've got a bunch of bananas and bottle of bleach. Plastic or paper? Plastic of paper?<<
Originally Posted By Ursula I've seen threeundertwo's homemade grocery sacks and they are VERY stylish. I know she'd make a killing selling them for profit.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I recently purchased 10 of the cloth grocery bags from my local supermarket and my only regret is I wished I had done it sooner. They're sturdier and hold a lot more. I bought 10 initially because that's what we used on average on a given week, but I end up only using about 5 of the cloth bags. It's amazing how much of a waste the plastic bags really are and like others have said we reuse them for other things.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Seriously, though, does anyone have a suggestion for disposing of kitty litter? I'd love to not use paper bags and plastic bags, but guess I'm not creative enough to come up with an alternative.
Originally Posted By alexbook Well, there are these: <a href="http://www.ecoanimal.com/catpanliner.html" target="_blank">http://www.ecoanimal.com/catpa...ner.html</a>
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Hi Jim all the way over in Merced! If you buy the cat litter in the large bottle, you can use the empty bottle for the kitty's deposits. The cap screws on to mask the smell, and the bottle takes a few weeks to fill up. That's what we do.
