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mahina

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15. It's a good start but it's causing havoc among retailers and the biggies just give away thicker bags

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 06:13 PM

Jul 2015

now, still plastic. Walmart is giving away heavier bags and so is Times.

Lots of retailers moved to paper bags, but even those aren't available from the usual sources for the regular prices.

This affects all retailers, not just grocery and drug stores. It's really good in motivation and concept but will need a fair amount of tweaking asap.

Unintended consequences. The loophole was written in by lobbyists of course.

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Hawaii Becomes First State in The Nation to Ban Plastic Bags [View all] n2doc Jul 2015 OP

Well, they haven't banned plastic bags--just NON-COMPOSTABLE ones. MADem Jul 2015 #1

I do like the idea of using them for meats yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #2

Those biodegradable bags feel just like plastic, they work great. MADem Jul 2015 #3

I have not seen Them yet. yeoman6987 Jul 2015 #6

They're out there--a lot of "natural food" and "organic" shops are already using them. MADem Jul 2015 #21

Great news! roody Jul 2015 #4

Actually, I think California beat them to it NV Whino Jul 2015 #5

I guess I am lucky that my city provides individual recycling bins, with weekly pick-up dbackjon Jul 2015 #12

By bins, I'm guessing you mean small containers NV Whino Jul 2015 #13

No - full size trash bin on wheels dbackjon Jul 2015 #16

Yeah, that's what ours are NV Whino Jul 2015 #17

need new drivers then :) dbackjon Jul 2015 #18

That's probably true NV Whino Jul 2015 #19

chicago, in our best chicago style, left a huge weasel hole in the law. mopinko Jul 2015 #7

I remember a time when there was NO plastic bags packman Jul 2015 #8

We have to pay 10� for paper bags NV Whino Jul 2015 #14

they were banned here in Eugene a couple of years ago central scrutinizer Jul 2015 #9

Butchers paper worked fine in the past awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #10

A Defeat For ALEC.... Laxman Jul 2015 #11

Didn't know about ALEC and plastic bags. Big, BIG reason to celebrate. May there be may more. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2015 #20

It's a good start but it's causing havoc among retailers and the biggies just give away thicker bags mahina Jul 2015 #15