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Did you buy permanent shopping bags?

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Total Votes : 132

amother

Brunette

Sun, Feb 23 2020, 11:56 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

I think those are allowed. For now.

But first they came for the shopping bags and nobody protested....

I'm frightened.

people protested.

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Feb 23 2020, 11:58 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

Most people drive to market. Need to carry groceries to car and then again into the house.

Really? I hate the bag ban because I walk. If I had a car, I wouldn't complain about not having bags. I have hands.

amother

Lilac

Sun, Feb 23 2020, 11:59 pm

In NJ, stores are giving out paper bags instead of plastic now. It’s not so bad.

amother

Cerise

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:02 am

amother [ Lilac ] wrote:

In NJ, stores are giving out paper bags instead of plastic now. It’s not so bad.

Do they come with handles so they can be hung on strollers?
I can just imagine paper bags ripping and apples rolling around in the streets.
Oy

amother

Brunette

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:02 am

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

Really? I hate the bag ban because I walk. If I had a car, I wouldn't complain about not having bags. I have hands.

you can purchase reusable bags each time you go!

jmom1

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:03 am

amother [ Azure ] wrote:

Yes like 500 bags for a few dollars.
Now we have more plastic bags than ever! #rulesaremeanttobebroken

Can you please post a link? The bags I saw were more than a few dollars

amother

Dodgerblue

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:03 am

amother [ Brunette ] wrote:

you can purchase reusable bags each time you go!

Reusable bags are either expensive or worse quality than disposable. Before the bag ban passed, I was using the same disposable bag for a year. Now I'm hoarding them.

amother

Lilac

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:05 am

amother [ Cerise ] wrote:

Do they come with handles so they can be hung on strollers?
I can just imagine paper bags ripping and apples rolling around the streets.
Oy

Yes they do. If a bag is heavy I put it in the stroller basket.

amother

Brunette

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:07 am

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

Reusable bags are either expensive or worse quality than disposable. Before the bag ban passed, I was using the same disposable bag for a year. Now I'm hoarding them.

cool. what were you using the bag for?

amother

Scarlet

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:08 am

It's kind of ridiculous, everything we buy is wrapped in plastic, but bags, oh no, let's ban those!
They should at least be consistent and ban plastic altogether.

amother

Lemon

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:21 am

amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:

It's kind of ridiculous, everything we buy is wrapped in plastic, but bags, oh no, let's ban those!
They should at least be consistent and ban plastic altogether.

They should ban Democrats instead.

amother

Dodgerblue

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:23 am

amother [ Brunette ] wrote:

cool. what were you using the bag for?

Library books.

amother

Brunette

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:29 am

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

Library books.

Wonderful.

If you can carry library books back and forth in a plastic bag - you'll adjust easily to bringing bags to the grocery.

amother

Scarlet

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:38 am

amother [ Lemon ] wrote:

The should ban Democrats instead.

Lol

cbsp

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:42 am

amother [ Brunette ] wrote:

There is no ban on paper bags. They can sell those to you, or give those to you.

The are however, required to have on hand for sale reusable bags.

Not from what I've read. They're required to charge for the paper bags.

amother

Purple

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:43 am

I bought reusable bags for my shopping which will need water to be washed and a case of plastic bags for lining garbages, throwing out diapers, and packing lunches. So now instead of using one type of bag for both things I’m using each bag just once. I’m confused

Mommyg8

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:43 am

I believe that in the old USSR they didn't have disposable plastic bags either... somehow they managed. Interesting how copying an old communist country is called progress....

amother

Brunette

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 12:52 am

cbsp wrote:

Not from what I've read. They're required to charge for the paper bags.

Did you read the final regulations?

351-2.2 Sale of reusable bags by stores.
(a) The operator of a store must:
(1) make reusable bags available to customers within the store for purchase or at no charge; and
(2) permit a reusable bag to be used by a customer in lieu of a paper carryout bag.
(b) Reusable bags available for purchase shall be sold at a price determined by the operator of
the store.

amother

Babypink

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 1:21 am

May the biggest problem in your life be helping the environment by not using so many plastic bags.

amother

Lavender

Mon, Feb 24 2020, 2:19 am

amother [ Babypink ] wrote:

May the biggest problem in your life be helping the environment by not using so many plastic bags.

This. Geez. The problems of first world countries.
In Israel they charge us 10 agurot a bag. It's nothing, really, but it makes people think ten times. Some people care about the extra shekel they will pay for 10 bags, but most are suddenly more aware of the impact on the environment.

I would say in my city at least 60% have moved to reusable plastic bags. They are MUCH stronger than the plastic bags, which were pretty much good for groceries and then maybe for a diaper in the garbage. I don't know what kind of plastic bags you had there in America, and what kind of reusables, but here there is no comparison at all. The reusable is a million times stronger.

People who come to only buy 3 small things just don't use a bag at all, they walk out with their items in hand.

They do still sell huge plastic garbage bags. So it's not a ban on all plastic bags. The truth is though, that Israel is one of the biggest plastic litterers in the world. Our beaches are full of plastic, especially the flimsy cheap supermarket plastic bags. (People used to take 20 extra 'just to have' when shopping). So hopefully this will make a big impact.

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