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Thursday, May 29, 2003 - (see all news for this day)
plastic bags - 07:29 PM
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i hate it how supermarkets seem to be doing this thing lately where they have two types of plastic bags to fill with your groceries & then they use only the ones that are really thin & crappy, so that no matter what is put in them, they end up with a tear in them, making them useless for recycling. i keep the bags i collect from the supermarket so that i can reuse them in the various bins around the house rather than buying more platic bin liners, but they're no use to me if they're torn. when i think about it, i ask them to use only the good ones but sometimes i don't remember, or don't notice until it's too late.
there's talk about implementing a plastic bag levy here, like they have in some other countries. i'd go for that. it would really go far in encouraging people to reuse bags, or to use string or cloth bags. it would certainly help me to remember to use my own bags instead of theirs. at least i reuse them in the house. that's something, i guess.
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I hate that too, coz I re-use ours too. I hate the ones you've had frozen stuff in though, when they get all wet inside!