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24. In some ways we are prisoners of our wealth as a country.

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Fri Sep 22, 2017, 06:38 AM

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Packaging, bagging and waste. We can and should do better. [View all] Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 OP

I've become a little obsessive about this. A LOT of our common types of plastics Squinch Sep 2017 #1

Plastic has also been found in sea salt RandomAccess Sep 2017 #18

I saw that. How horrifying is that? Squinch Sep 2017 #19

Cuba impressed me with the lack of packaging. They give everyone a free birthday cake till they are bettyellen Sep 2017 #23

In some ways we are prisoners of our wealth as a country. Squinch Sep 2017 #24

Agree on all fronts. MontanaMama Sep 2017 #2

Apply total cost burden zipplewrath Sep 2017 #3

The producer would just pass the cost on to the consumer inwiththenew Sep 2017 #7

And that would influence purchasing zipplewrath Sep 2017 #17

Which would be great. Then we would buy according to actual value. That consumer is paying Squinch Sep 2017 #25

Irony. Something environmentally safer to wrap McD's 'food' in leftstreet Sep 2017 #4

Your sentiment doesn't fall on deaf ears with me. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #5

I'm genuinely curious. B2G Sep 2017 #6

Just dump food,everything into a large paper cup, including your drink snooper2 Sep 2017 #8

I find it hard to believe that is what you come up with. Seems void of thought. Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #9

It's pretty easy to tell them you don't need a bag. B2G Sep 2017 #10

"It's pretty easy to tell them you don't need a bag." Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #12

I'm reading a lot of scorn and criticism, but zero recommended alternative packaging or handling. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #31

A tray. Um-hmm. And then what? Is the tray disposable? No? It must be washed? In hot water? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #29

Instead of a bag, what? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #28

bring your own crazycatlady Sep 2017 #34

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I especially enjoy how your narrative takes us to one, and only one extreme LanternWaste Sep 2017 #15

Really? I can think of a lot of alternatives to plastic bags and plastic trays. Squinch Sep 2017 #27

Well, let's hear them! And consider your ideas are for a corporation, not a family home. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #30

How about a paper bag and a paper tray, like the ones that are in schools all over the place? Squinch Sep 2017 #45

I bought a micro SD card for my phone. Amazon shipped it in a giant box. Initech Sep 2017 #11

The box my damaged HDMI cable came in from Amazon... Weekend Warrior Sep 2017 #13

There was a study done, I think in the 90s, that found that American consumers Coventina Sep 2017 #14

The American consumer today is very different than the one of the 90s crazycatlady Sep 2017 #41

Good point. I think a new study would produce different results. Coventina Sep 2017 #44

Reject single-use plastic (including to-go coffee lids)! HeartachesNhangovers Sep 2017 #16

Certainly don't purchase bottled water Kaleva Sep 2017 #20

No lid on hot coffee? Glad I drink soda! And Tupperware?! You know that's plastic, right? WinkyDink Sep 2017 #32

I do most of those crazycatlady Sep 2017 #35

The hardest for me, but I have finally done it: no takeout. Squinch Sep 2017 #46

Some help. moondust Sep 2017 #21

They charge 5 cents for each paper bag at the stores in our town. jalan48 Sep 2017 #22

You left your Bounce dryer sheets at HOME?! Fleeing a HURRICANE?! HOW COULD YOU???! WinkyDink Sep 2017 #26

Yes, we use too much plastic in packaging; the oceans and marine life are proof enough. But your WinkyDink Sep 2017 #33

I've been very conscious about this in 2017 crazycatlady Sep 2017 #36

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I have wide plastic ones (from old water bottles) crazycatlady Sep 2017 #39

I don't buy a lot of fast food, but when I do I have an alternative to paper bags. procon Sep 2017 #40

practical advice. nt irisblue Sep 2017 #43

We would not have to worry as much about the amount of packaging if the packagins was logosoco Sep 2017 #42