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Originally Posted by *Anya*
Great post. The city of Long Beach, of all places, banned the use of plastic bags!
No department store, grocery store, any store- gives them out anymore! I believe it started January 1, 2011.
We either remember to bring in our own canvas or recycled plastic bags, or pay 10 cents extra for any paper bag that they use for purchases.
If you don't want to pay extra for a bag and you forget your own, your cart on the way out of the store looks just like it did when you got to the register.
I must have 10 different bags in my trunk now. Sometimes I still forget to grab one on my way into a store and must pack all my purchases @ my car.
I am very happy the city did this even if inconvenient at times.
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LOL, finally, I remember to put a few in the dog mobile as well as the car trunk! SF is following in Long Beach's steps soon and all resturants here around me don't use any styrofoam any longer (thankfully!). Making sure to pout them back in vehicles after putting groceries away was my downfall. But, I have just made that part of the grocery buying experience.
Ugh... packaging in general in the US is so damn wasteful and "un-green," costing us in ways most people don't consider as personal. The cost (passed on to consumers) of landfill procurement, required environmental requirements to set them up and closure (which is monitored for years at high cost) is expensive and reflected in our waste pick-up costs.
But, our making changes individually adds up- we do make an impact by recycling and reducing consumption of things like plastic (or paper) bags. LOL, can you tell my family is in the waste and recycling industry?