"Paper or Plastic?" - No More
Jul 20, 2019 07:26:42 #
Ulster County, NY, where I live, no longer allows stores to give customers plastic bags. They can bring their own bag, or they can buy a paper bag for five cents. Looking further into this, it seems that stores have to buy the bags from the County, and that's why they charge the customers. The bags have the name of the store, but they also have County info about recycling printed on them. I'll pursue this further to find out what really going on.
I've never liked plastic bags. The first I saw of them was in England in 1974 (I think). We "caught up" years later.
I've never liked plastic bags. The first I saw of them was in England in 1974 (I think). We "caught up" years later.
Jul 20, 2019 07:32:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Ulster County, NY, where I live, no longer allows ... (show quote)
Three cheers for Ulster County!!
Mark
Jul 20, 2019 07:38:31 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
jerryc41 wrote:
Ulster County, NY, where I live, no longer allows ... (show quote)
We are slowly "plasticizing" our planet, pollution from oil knows no bounds, don't like plastics in general, an insideous plague on our global ecosystem, but hey, a few folks get rich and stay rich from the profis of the "black gold", and the hell with the rest of us..............
Jul 20, 2019 07:38:32 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
How do you feel about plastic straws with "dignitary's" names inscribed on them?
Jul 20, 2019 07:38:43 #
Jul 20, 2019 07:40:21 #
Glad to hear of the paper bags. Wish they were here in Kansas, used to be years ago and they switched to the cloth bags we paid $1. Worked great, no paper and no plastic!! Then about three years later, back to the plastic. Customers said the plastic was easier to use, unload throw them away...NOT RECYCLE... they didn't want to house the plastic bags!!
What a waste of recycle!!
Paper recycles better than plastic!!
And the heavy bags can be used several times thus cutting down costs by the customer!!
Thanks Jerry and Mark for praising the riddance of the plastic!!!
Dave
What a waste of recycle!!
Paper recycles better than plastic!!
And the heavy bags can be used several times thus cutting down costs by the customer!!
Thanks Jerry and Mark for praising the riddance of the plastic!!!
Dave
Jul 20, 2019 07:40:21 #
Jul 20, 2019 07:57:39 #
Shops in Scotland charge 10p per plastic bag - we've learned to take along a cloth bag on our trips.
Jul 20, 2019 08:09:28 #
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
How do you feel about plastic straws with "dignitary's" names inscribed on them?
I haven't heard about that "great idea," but I hope you're kidding.
Jul 20, 2019 08:12:24 #
SqBear wrote:
Glad to hear of the paper bags. Wish they were he... (show quote)
One thing I don't like about the plastic is that each bag holds so little, and they have no body. When I put them in the car, they just fall over. As far as recycling goes, I get double use out of the bags. I put paper garbage in them and burn them in the wood stove. That's not a good idea when it's 90° outside, though. : )
Jul 20, 2019 08:24:13 #
olemikey wrote:
We are slowly "plasticizing" our planet, pollution from oil knows no bounds, don't like plastics in general, an insideous plague on our global ecosystem, but hey, a few folks get rich and stay rich from the profis of the "black gold", and the hell with the rest of us..............
America hater.
Jul 20, 2019 08:37:47 #
LarryFitz
Loc: Beacon NY
I have used my own bags for many years. The 5 cents for paper is a NYS tax. Many years ago the oil companies convinced the public the paper bags killed tree. They wanted plastic, because it was made from a by product of oil. What they did was kill off tree farmers and the trees they were growing. In turn we lost the environment benefit of having trees growing and replanted.
Jul 20, 2019 08:38:10 #
Jul 20, 2019 08:39:37 #
In the 80s when plastic bags first came out, if you chose paper over plastic, you were accused of hating trees!
Jul 20, 2019 08:50:56 #
This makes sense, and 5 cents is certainly no problem when you don't have time to run home and get your grocery bags.
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