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   simpsonfan2 said, 4 months ago

   Cloth bags get even dirtier. Just carry everything by hand, twenty or so trips from the car should do it.
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   masterskrain said, 4 months ago

   And just to get things going…what was the last time you were even offered paper bags in a grocery store?
   Last time for me was the last time I was at Jungle Jim’s in Cincinnati. I know that Whole Foods has them, and Earth Fare as well.
   Not gonna happen at Mall-Wart, or Kroger, or Publix…
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   Ryan (probably the older Ryan) said, 4 months ago

   In the large stores around here it’s all plastic. In some of these stores there’s a 5 cent charge per bag.
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   Magnolia42 said, 4 months ago

   @simpsonfan2

   Don’t you have a washing machine?
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   bpullin said, 4 months ago

   Recycling takes more energy and resources than creating the article / item from scratch. Another farce created to make ignorant people feel better about their miserable lives.
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   Jean said, 4 months ago

   all of the major stores in this area just offer plastic but I get paper when I go to the commisary. i can use the paper bags for starting the grill in the summer.
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   Bontebok said, 4 months ago

   Actually recycling is energy efficient in certain cases, i.e. aluminum. As for cloth bags getting dirty, I’m going to do laundry every week. Just toss one or two in the regular wash. Clean and no extra energy/water usage.
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   YatInExile said, 4 months ago

   @masterskrain

   There’s a store on the way home from work that actually offers “paper or plastic.” I get paper bags b/c they’re more useful, hold more groceries, etc.
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   Notsoastute said, 4 months ago

   The best answer is “Yes, please.”
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    Lerf1950 said, 4 months ago

    We have to get paper. One of our cats eats plastic bags.
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    JanCinLV said, 4 months ago

    I read an article a while back that took into account the carbon footprint of the manufacture of all three types of bags. It turns out that the plastic bags are much more environmentally friendly, even taking into account the litter aspect. You would have to use a cloth bag 32 times in order to equal 1 plastic bag, and that’s only if you don’t recycle the plastic bag – it goes up exponentially from there.
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    celecca said, 4 months ago

    I tried taking cloth bags, but the checkout -people didn’t know how to pack them. So I tried pre-packing them – all the clerk had to do was take them out, scan them, and replace them. They didn’t understand, even when I told them. So now I alternate bag on the belt with the items I want in the bag. It’s a little better, but I really hate the hassle. But I really hate the plastic bags, and there’s no paper bags at our store anymore.
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    BJIllistrated said, 4 months ago

    I guess none of you live in Oregon. They’re passing laws left and right here about restricting plastic bags. Soon all stores will have to provide a recyclable alternative to plastic. I just went to Walmart yesterday with a neighbor, and they now offer paper. The only store left still using plastic that I know of.
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    Dave Marsden said, 4 months ago

    Saw these two yesterday @ the flea market, fightin’ over a parking space. Bwaha!
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    Happy, happy, happy!!! said, 4 months ago

    Plastic grocery bags that find there way to the ocean kill Seaturtles.
    The baks resemble jellyfish to Seaturtles, and Seaturtles eat jellyfish. Plastic grocery bags are indigestible. The Seaturtles die of starvation after the bags block the turtles colon.
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