tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post6731145177536829691..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.983-05:00Comments on Green Grandma: Banning plastic bags... foolishness or a necessity?Green Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988134199408897833noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-6000895444390824842013-01-08T20:46:27.155-05:002013-01-08T20:46:27.155-05:00Thanks, Debbie. You're right about not supplyi...Thanks, Debbie. You're right about not supplying them. I never minded when I used to go to Sam's Club years ago and had to use their boxes or carry my own plastic bags into the store with me. I expected it and I had no problem with it. This was in the days before I had cloth reusable bags. Now it would be a cinch!Green Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988134199408897833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-81090641747012298982013-01-08T11:06:21.568-05:002013-01-08T11:06:21.568-05:00I agree that more laws are overwhelming. But taxin...I agree that more laws are overwhelming. But taxing each bag won't have much effect after the first few months. I think stores can encourage b-y-o bags simply by not supplying them, as Costco has done. I keep a hefty selection of bags in my car...most of the time. I still use and re-use the plastic bags, but fewer and fewer as time goes on. I look forward to the next post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852186145046769363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-37195302876511429272013-01-07T23:59:11.715-05:002013-01-07T23:59:11.715-05:00Yes, but reusable bags are simply reusable. And th...Yes, but reusable bags are simply reusable. And that's a wonderful thing. Check back tomorrow for my advice regarding reusable bags.Green Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988134199408897833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-7180188581730904402013-01-07T22:51:34.269-05:002013-01-07T22:51:34.269-05:00Paper bags mean lost trees. And plastic can be rec...Paper bags mean lost trees. And plastic can be recycled. It's the mindfulness that I think we're missing the most. janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034650034053143388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-44773726648247843242013-01-07T12:12:58.258-05:002013-01-07T12:12:58.258-05:00I recycle mine. They're good for so many thing...I recycle mine. They're good for so many things! I keep them in the car to carry toys. I keep extras on hand for when I go to the bulk warehouse store. I use them for trash bags. I keep them on hand for yard sales. I use them as packing material when I mail fragile things, or for when I'm packing up things for storage. I use them for organizing things I'm putting into my freezer. I also use them for temporary insulation. When I collect too many, I take them back to the grocery and drop them in the recycle bin outside the grocery store.<br /><br />I prefer paper bags because they have so many more recyclable uses than plastic. I know...the trees. I live in pulp mill country where growing trees specifically for pulp and paper is an important industry. It provides local jobs and supports the local economy. Local farmers use the pulp trees as a green fertilizer when they rotate their fields My beef with paper is that we've used plastic for so long, baggers no longer know how to properly pack a paper bag and end up wasting them. <br /><br />I keep a supply of both paper and plastic in my pantry for myriad household uses. <br /><br />JC Casselshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359245589507445547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5909575150882551215.post-40950663085559011332013-01-07T04:31:39.244-05:002013-01-07T04:31:39.244-05:00I don't love the ban, either. But I'd be o...I don't love the ban, either. But I'd be ok with a fee or a tax for each one you use. Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04123349252408029322noreply@blogger.com