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dbackjon

(6,578 posts)
16. No - full size trash bin on wheels
Tue Jul 7, 2015, 06:21 PM
Jul 2015

Just for recycleables - every house has their own.

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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
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