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3. As a grocer I would LOVE a statewide ban on those fucking things.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 06:47 AM

Sep 2013

Our little store spends a ton (literally a few grand a month) on plastic bags, and half of them get left behind in my parking lot even after the customer requests them. And it's embarrassing seeing a bag emblazoned with my store logo blowing around the city sometimes three or four miles away from our location. An expensive, polluting, ugly waste.

Bring your own bags, people!

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San Diego plastic bag ban on table [View all] alp227 Sep 2013 OP

I was peeved when I first encountered a plastic bag ban. David__77 Sep 2013 #1

It's amazing how quickly one can get used to having reusable canvas grocery bags. Aristus Sep 2013 #18

Long overdue Sherman A1 Sep 2013 #2

+ 1 and styrofoam ban too lunasun Sep 2013 #12

As a grocer I would LOVE a statewide ban on those fucking things. Codeine Sep 2013 #3

"Bring your own bags, people!" Wabbajack_ Sep 2013 #5

No, it's not inconvenient. Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #7

What do they charge for the cloth bags? vduhr Sep 2013 #15

re-usable bags are often sold for a dollar. maxsolomon Sep 2013 #17

I purchased my bags one shopping trip at a time. Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #20

We got washable cloth bags that fold into themselves. Neoma Sep 2013 #8

lthough I've never doubted that far too many people place their own conveniences above LanternWaste Sep 2013 #9

^^^^ This ^^^^ KamaAina Sep 2013 #14

Most of Europe manages to walk with reusable bags somehow. Codeine Sep 2013 #21

Paper GaribaldiB5 Sep 2013 #4

Austin did that in march christx30 Sep 2013 #6

So we can buy antimicrobial scented trash can liners? nt One_Life_To_Give Sep 2013 #10

I think it's working well in Austin catrose Sep 2013 #11

Amazed at the complaining here cynannmarie Sep 2013 #13

5 cents for paper here in SEA maxsolomon Sep 2013 #16

Some cities here have banned them, others haven't Mz Pip Sep 2013 #19

Here's a good reason for San Diego to ban plastic bags marions ghost Sep 2013 #22