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KarenTN
KarenTN
May 25, 2012
9:08pm
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My point was not to direct you to shop at Whole Foods, but to ask why paper bags would piss off the "green folks" when Whole Foods uses only paper bags?
franksynopsis
franksynopsis
May 25, 2012
10:44pm
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When the first Piggly-Wiggly opened in 1916, customers left with their purchases in boxes. The Natural Grocers outlet in my neighborhood offers the same option ... but no bags. A concept so radical it's just like 1916. I like that ... progressive and retro.
jatki
jatki
May 26, 2012
9:10am
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Boxes sound like a prett good idea, I could live with that, don't think I'd mind at all.
chefantwon
chefantwon
May 27, 2012
1:27pm
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Originally posted by: KarenTN
My point was not to direct you to shop at Whole Foods, but to ask why paper bags would piss off the "green folks" when Whole Foods uses only paper bags?


Because paper is made from trees and you can't be allowed to cut down trees to make paper bags. That's why the plastic ones came into existence, to save the number of trees being cut down each year. They said that plastic bags were better for the environment (at one time). Of course, it was a sham as it only takes a few hundred years for the plastic to break down in a landfill.


franksynopsis
franksynopsis
May 27, 2012
11:40pm
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I buy reusable bags at the store. They are made of polypropylene and have very secure handles. I replace them after a few months. They cost anywhere from 99ยข to a buck-fifty. The bag I'm currently using has a picture of Spiderman on it. Holy crap, it's like living under Stalin.
Rock'n Rick
Rock'n Rick
May 28, 2012
10:42pm
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Originally posted by: jatki99



I wash and reuse my nags.

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BAGIANT
BAGIANT
May 29, 2012
2:25am
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Is that horses or wifes?
Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
May 29, 2012
7:44am
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Originally posted by: chefantwon
They said that plastic bags were better for the environment (at one time).
I don't remember anyone saying that. I think you made it up.

Stores switched to plastic bags because they're a lot less expensive to buy and store. That's it, that's the whole reason. Price.

"When plastic supermarket bags were introduced in the 1970s, grocers loved them because they cost less than paper bags and didn't take up as much storage space."

- Wall Street Journal

The solution is simple: get a few good bags, reuse them, wash them when they're dirty, and toss them when they're done. And to encourage us to transition to this solution, ban free bags, starting with the worst type, the plastic ones. Which is what more and more smart communities are doing.
JM2300
JM2300
May 29, 2012
10:10am
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Originally posted by: Chilcoot
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Originally posted by: chefantwon
They said that plastic bags were better for the environment (at one time).
I don't remember anyone saying that. I think you made it up.

Stores switched to plastic bags because they're a lot less expensive to buy and store. That's it, that's the whole reason. Price.

"When plastic supermarket bags were introduced in the 1970s, grocers loved them because they cost less than paper bags and didn't take up as much storage space."

- Wall Street Journal

The solution is simple: get a few good bags, reuse them, wash them when they're dirty, and toss them when they're done. And to encourage us to transition to this solution, ban free bags, starting with the worst type, the plastic ones. Which is what more and more smart communities are doing.

I found your provided link a little wishy washy Chilcoot. For instance:
"But nothing is simple in the push to protect the planet. There is growing evidence that the production, use and disposal of plastic bags put less burden on natural resources than paper bags."

Dan Svatass
Dan Svatass
May 29, 2012
10:34am
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Originally posted by: JM2300
I found your provided link a little wishy washy Chilcoot. For instance:
"But nothing is simple in the push to protect the planet. There is growing evidence that the production, use and disposal of plastic bags put less burden on natural resources than paper bags."
Wishy washy?

I'm not advocating a return to paper bags. They too have serious unnecessary environmental consequences. This is not a "paper or plastic" debate. It's a "disposable or reusable" debate.

I'm advocating reusable bags, and that's the goal Los Angeles and other smart communities are pursuing.
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