OT: plastic bag ban rejected

[UCGal]

[quote=meadandale]Seems to me that buying reusable PLASTIC bags is kind of defeating the purpose of being green. Plastic -> petroleum. Cotton/Hemp -> renewable agricultural product.[/quote]

There are two thoughts on this. If you are reusing (and reusing and reusing…) then you are not depleting resources outside of the initial purchase. Plastic can be incredibly durable – so it can stand up to reuse if manufactured properly. It can also be made from recycled content.

The mantra reduce/reuse/recycle is valid – anything you’re reusing, vs throwing away is limiting the need for future production of that thing.

I have my share of the cotton bags – but don’t tend to use them for shopping because of the flop-over factor. Using coated nylon bags works for me. I’m using bags I purchased years ago. Yes, nylon is made from petroleum, but it is also highly durable and I’m not filling the landfill with the flimsy bags they distribute in grocery stores.

[bearishgurl]

I don’t have a costco membership but a friend gave me a costcobag2 a couple of years ago which I use to put my dog’s things and other stand-up liquid items in for road trips. I have a CD player mounted on my trunk floor so I can’t have anything accidentally leaking onto it.

It’s really strong! I didn’t realize until now that it is actually used by costco members to bring home their purchases!

[bearishgurl]

I don’t have a costco membership but a friend gave me a costcobag2 a couple of years ago which I use to put my dog’s things and other stand-up liquid items in for road trips. I have a CD player mounted on my trunk floor so I can’t have anything accidentally leaking onto it.

It’s really strong! I didn’t realize until now that it is actually used by costco members to bring home their purchases!

[bearishgurl]

I don’t have a costco membership but a friend gave me a costcobag2 a couple of years ago which I use to put my dog’s things and other stand-up liquid items in for road trips. I have a CD player mounted on my trunk floor so I can’t have anything accidentally leaking onto it.

It’s really strong! I didn’t realize until now that it is actually used by costco members to bring home their purchases!

[bearishgurl]

I don’t have a costco membership but a friend gave me a costcobag2 a couple of years ago which I use to put my dog’s things and other stand-up liquid items in for road trips. I have a CD player mounted on my trunk floor so I can’t have anything accidentally leaking onto it.

It’s really strong! I didn’t realize until now that it is actually used by costco members to bring home their purchases!

[bearishgurl]

I don’t have a costco membership but a friend gave me a costcobag2 a couple of years ago which I use to put my dog’s things and other stand-up liquid items in for road trips. I have a CD player mounted on my trunk floor so I can’t have anything accidentally leaking onto it.

It’s really strong! I didn’t realize until now that it is actually used by costco members to bring home their purchases!

[all]

There is nothing preventing people from reusing the ‘regular’ plastic bags.

[all]

There is nothing preventing people from reusing the ‘regular’ plastic bags.

[all]

There is nothing preventing people from reusing the ‘regular’ plastic bags.

[all]

There is nothing preventing people from reusing the ‘regular’ plastic bags.

[all]

There is nothing preventing people from reusing the ‘regular’ plastic bags.

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The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentary

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The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentary

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The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentary

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The Majestic Plastic Bag – A Mockumentary

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