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March 22, 2008 at 2:44 pm |
Paper or plastic? Neither please. I’ve got my own cloth bag (or net bag
or knapsack, etc).
The decision by Whole Foods to eliminate plastic bags is quite
interesting. While plastic is getting a bad rap both for being a
petroleum derivative and for choking sea turtles, the ecological
footprint of paper bags is just as bad (less bad if they are recycled).
Replacing the current consumption of plastic with paper would require an
enormous amount of paper, and the cost of production and shipping –
paper bags are magnitudes heavier and more voluminous than plastic —is not
inconsiderable.
The standard plastic shopping bags are recyclable if collected in
quantity, which only the distributors (i.e., the supermarkets) could do. Perhaps a $1 per bag
deposit to encourage people to return them?
No supermarket will refuse to provide bags for fear of scaring off
customers, unless, of course, there is an ordinance prohibiting it, which
levels the playing field in the area covered by the ordinance.
Perhaps municipal distribution of a mesh bag (or two) to every household
upon adoption of the ordinance and to get everyone started? The
reduction in solid waste might well pay for it quickly.
Now, if we could only go back to returnable, glass milk and soda
bottles, for a start……sigh.
March 22, 2008 at 9:55 pm |
let’s take this theme a little farther, what if the mechanic, the milkman and the hairdresser went on an advertising spree and offered us a free shopping bag for.. just stopping by?
i can see the logos,
paper or plastic? a wrenching dilemma from Joe Mechanic..
make your shopping happy, get your hair done at…
buy your milk from me, get your veges anywhere in this bag.
your friendly lawyer wants you to be healthy..use cotton bags.
ad infinitum — word play has hooked the consumers, word play can lead them to do it the right way.
not a government issue, a business move. for the stores who don’t want to handle so many bags.
August 3, 2008 at 4:36 pm |
Why just plastic bags? Why don’t we ban all containers? As a matter of fact why don’t we just ban all modern conveniences and go back to the good old days when there were no autos, electricity, medicines, and books. Plus we should ban eating anything animal, and use only “natural” fertilizers, namely animal waste.
You no-brain people would the first to holler bloody murder.
August 5, 2008 at 11:24 pm |
Looks to me like “suppose” is pretty angry and that he (she?) likes to project his own reactionary crap on the Green movement.
Sorry Dude, this is your own shit.
You can keep it. It has nothing to do with what the Green movement is about. I suggest that you open your eyes and listen instead of making up stuff.
August 6, 2008 at 10:53 pm |
Jayma, using four letter profanities for your reply is the sign of a small mind.
March 28, 2009 at 7:28 pm |
[...] Will the US Government ban plastic shopping bags? [...]
April 12, 2009 at 11:33 pm |
There are no evidence that the US Government will ban plastic shopping bags any time soon.
April 15, 2009 at 1:39 pm |
This topic is quite trendy in the net at the moment. What do you pay attention to while choosing what to write ?