DO you use them?

this is the kind I reccomend:

Cotton Net Shopping Bag | Sur La Table

Have for years ~ Yep !

MACH!

Mach said:

Have for years ~ Yep !

I don't. I keep the plastic bags I get from the market and use them when I clean out my cat's litter box.

Does this make me a bad person? I do get two uses out of those environment-destroying plastic bags...

Cuddles said:

MACH!

Mach said:

Have for years ~ Yep !

Hey !

Want me to pull you a New Moon card ?

Mach said:

Cuddles said:

MACH!

Hey !

Want me to pull you a New Moon card ?

YES!!! I was wondering where you were!

If I change my answer, can I get a New Moon card too?

Efan said:

If I change my answer, can I get a New Moon card too?

Okay instead of highjacking Cuddles' GREAT thread I sould open my own... maybe

Be back in a while ...

Efan said:

I don't. I keep the plastic bags I get from the market and use them when I clean out my cat's litter box.

Does this make me a bad person? I do get two uses out of those environment-destroying plastic bags...

i get plastic sometimes to pick up my dogs waste. I use paper for my garbage.

I have several reusable divided ones for my booze. These net ones are just awesome for fresh fruits and veggies, they hold a ton of stuff. But are so compact I can out them in a pocket.

Mach said:

Efan said:

If I change my answer, can I get a New Moon card too?

Okay instead of highjacking Cuddles' GREAT thread I sould open my own... maybe

Be back in a while ...

you can put them here if you like

Cuddles said:

Mach said:

Okay instead of highjacking Cuddles' GREAT thread I sould open my own... maybe

Be back in a while ...

you can put them here if you like

Okay ~ Just yours and Efan's ...

Yours =

Efan said:

If I change my answer, can I get a New Moon card too?

Mach said:

Cuddles said:

you can put them here if you like

Okay ~ Just yours and Efan's ...

Yours =

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sweet. thank you!

Mach said:

Efan said:

If I change my answer, can I get a New Moon card too?

Four of Pentacles The Four of Pentacles reminds us not to depend on what we own for our sense of security. The pursuit of material gain alone is barren and destructive to both individuals and the larger organism of life. A culture that has survived for so long in the desert knows that the best insurance is the love and support of community. If one falls, the others will be there to support them. This true wealth can’t be hoarded. This card may represent a time when survival instincts are needed. A genuine danger to your security could be at hand, so clever stewardship of resources is important. At the same time, don’t let irrational fears of deprivation take over. You are being asked to honestly examine your relationship with money and possessions. Recognize and appreciate the forces that sustain your life. Failure to do so brings stagnation and an ironic scarcity of funds.

Thank you. You are one of my absolute favorites.

On occasion I have, I have several of those reusable bags around that I bought, just sometimes I forget to bring them along.

This is a portion of an recent opinion piece in our local paper. Not my thoughts but it's an on going debate here. I do question if that last part is true.

Now that Solana Beach officials have agreed to revisit parts of their plastic bag ban because shoppers are complaining about paying a dime for paper bags, we have a suggestion: Bag the whole thing.

Solana Beach banned the use of plastic bags at grocery stores and pharmacies in August and other retailers in November. The move to ban plastic bags was started in April 2007 when San Francisco (of course) became the first city in the nation to ban plastic bags, according to Californians Against Waste. It’s since spread up and down the Golden State, on the grounds that plastic bags clog landfills, kill wildlife and in general are an environmental scourge that must be stopped, at all costs.

And yet in many cities, including Solana Beach, where this nanny-state dictate is imposed, there’s not just an inconvenience but also a cost to the consumer: to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable cloth bags instead of simply switching to paper, paper bags come with a 10-cent surcharge.

As for those reusable fabric bags, there’s a higher risk of food-borne illness. Just last month, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that in a research paper for the Wharton School Institute for Law and Economics, two law professors found that the San Francisco ban “led to an increase in infections immediately upon implementation.” They found a 46 percent rise in food-borne-illness deaths. Their conclusion: “Our results suggest that the San Francisco ban led to, conservatively, 5.4 annual additional deaths.”

morningsong said:

On occasion I have, I have several of those reusable bags around that I bought, just sometimes I forget to bring them along.

This is a portion of an recent opinion piece in our local paper. Not my thoughts but it's an on going debate here. I do question if that last part is true.

Now that Solana Beach officials have agreed to revisit parts of their plastic bag ban because shoppers are complaining about paying a dime for paper bags, we have a suggestion: Bag the whole thing.

Solana Beach banned the use of plastic bags at grocery stores and pharmacies in August and other retailers in November. The move to ban plastic bags was started in April 2007 when San Francisco (of course) became the first city in the nation to ban plastic bags, according to Californians Against Waste. It’s since spread up and down the Golden State, on the grounds that plastic bags clog landfills, kill wildlife and in general are an environmental scourge that must be stopped, at all costs.

And yet in many cities, including Solana Beach, where this nanny-state dictate is imposed, there’s not just an inconvenience but also a cost to the consumer: to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable cloth bags instead of simply switching to paper, paper bags come with a 10-cent surcharge.

As for those reusable fabric bags, there’s a higher risk of food-borne illness. Just last month, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that in a research paper for the Wharton School Institute for Law and Economics, two law professors found that the San Francisco ban “led to an increase in infections immediately upon implementation.” They found a 46 percent rise in food-borne-illness deaths. Their conclusion: “Our results suggest that the San Francisco ban led to, conservatively, 5.4 annual additional deaths.”

On the argument of food bourne illness, go raw vegan. Use a net bag and wash them.

...and back in the real world...

For those who choose to that's great but it ain't never going to happen in massive droves, unless some major catastrophy happens unseen in human history involving food availability.

I use them

I use them, when I'm not an ass and forget them in the trunk of my vehicle.

johnart said:

I use them, when I'm not an ass and forget them in the trunk of my vehicle.

get the net bag it fits in ur pocketbook

johnart said:

I use them, when I'm not an ass and forget them in the trunk of my vehicle.

Exactly.

The trick to never forgetting, I suspect, will be to find a reusable bag that is damned cute. It'd be an indispensible accessory on top of being functional.

Cuddles said:

johnart said:

I use them, when I'm not an ass and forget them in the trunk of my vehicle.

get the net bag it fits in ur pocketbook

How compact are they? I shop big and only carry a clutch.

Lammastide said:

johnart said:

I use them, when I'm not an ass and forget them in the trunk of my vehicle.

Exactly.

The trick to never forgetting, I suspect, will be to find a reusable bag that is damned cute. It'd be an indispensible accessory on top of being functional.

Even so, when I shop at the market I don't carry my manbag in. That usually I carry to work with books or whatever else I might need there. Only other time I really ever carry a manbag is if I'm travelling or have to carry biz postcards or something like that with me.

At grocery store I go in with my wallet in my back pocket.

Alcohol or porn in a see through bag.

When shopping I use canvas bags which you can wash. I use plastic bags for meats.

kewlschool said:

When shopping I use canvas bags which you can wash. I use plastic bags for meats.

johnart said:

kewlschool said:

When shopping I use canvas bags which you can wash. I use plastic bags for meats.

We use'em all the time but please people, throw'em in the wash now and again... you put your food in there...

kewlschool said:

johnart said:

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I use them when I go to Costco, otherwise it's too much of a pain in the ass to always carry them around. I reuse plastic bags for many different things, so they don't go to waste.