Comments on: Plastic supermarket bags ban http://www.blisstree.com/articles/plastic-supermarket-bags-ban/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:51:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Karen Weideman http://www.blisstree.com/articles/plastic-supermarket-bags-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-309468 Karen Weideman Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:35:53 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=93126#comment-309468 I have mixed feelings on this one. I agree that reusable bags are a great thing. I've been using them for over a year. I like them because they're reusable (of course), I can't stand plastic grocery bags, and the reusable ones are sturdier and hold more goceries. I'm not so sure I favor the government getting involved in this though. I really don't feel like every part of our lives should be micro-managed by the government. Like you, I wonder about the logistics of all of this. And how many millions in tax dollars will be spent trying to make this law pass? If I recall correctly, grocery stores spent 2-3 cents each on plastic bags. Maybe they could take that money and offer an incentive for those that use reusable bags. When I shopped at Lowe's Foods, they would offer 50 points for each bag you used during your shopping trip. You could use your bonus points to buy groceries or more reusable bags. Those are just some of thoughts on the matter. I have mixed feelings on this one. I agree that reusable bags are a great thing. I’ve been using them for over a year. I like them because they’re reusable (of course), I can’t stand plastic grocery bags, and the reusable ones are sturdier and hold more goceries. I’m not so sure I favor the government getting involved in this though. I really don’t feel like every part of our lives should be micro-managed by the government.

Like you, I wonder about the logistics of all of this. And how many millions in tax dollars will be spent trying to make this law pass?

If I recall correctly, grocery stores spent 2-3 cents each on plastic bags. Maybe they could take that money and offer an incentive for those that use reusable bags. When I shopped at Lowe’s Foods, they would offer 50 points for each bag you used during your shopping trip. You could use your bonus points to buy groceries or more reusable bags.

Those are just some of thoughts on the matter.

]]> By: blayman http://www.blisstree.com/articles/plastic-supermarket-bags-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-309316 blayman Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:51:53 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=93126#comment-309316 We recycle most of our plastic bags, the only exception are the ones we use for making things in the house or use as garbage bags instead of purchasing new plastic garbage bags. With a growing family of 6, we typically fill what most people would put in two carts every two weeks. I'd say that's about 20-25 plastic bags on a run as four of us usually make several runs to the car carrying several bags to get it all in the house. I'm having trouble figuring out how many reusable bags that would require us to have on hand and available for each vehicle for when we might go to the store and I'm worried about how making smaller multiple trips to the store (& the gas used) would offset the benefit. Plastic bag recycling seems to be a helpful solution compared to moving back to paper bags for those who don't use reusables... We recycle most of our plastic bags, the only exception are the ones we use for making things in the house or use as garbage bags instead of purchasing new plastic garbage bags.

With a growing family of 6, we typically fill what most people would put in two carts every two weeks. I’d say that’s about 20-25 plastic bags on a run as four of us usually make several runs to the car carrying several bags to get it all in the house. I’m having trouble figuring out how many reusable bags that would require us to have on hand and available for each vehicle for when we might go to the store and I’m worried about how making smaller multiple trips to the store (& the gas used) would offset the benefit.

Plastic bag recycling seems to be a helpful solution compared to moving back to paper bags for those who don’t use reusables…

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