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95. I just use the $0.10 grocery bags as garbage bags then throw them in the dumpster when full

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Sun Jun 23, 2019, 03:05 AM

Jun 2019

I haven't bought garbage bags in years, it's a good deal, 10 bags for a dollar.

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So my supermarket staffers tell me as of Aug. 1 it will charge 10 cents per plastic grocery bag. [View all] CTyankee Jun 2019 OP

Cloth or string bags are very cheap, and you need only a few. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #1

Buy a couple of $1 True Blue American Jun 2019 #22

I use cloth grocery bags, and ginnyinWI Jun 2019 #23

We've choked the world with our plastic BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #2

The question is one of a burden on the poor who have a small enough food budget as it is. CTyankee Jun 2019 #6

Buy a bag and reuse it, you don't have to buy a new one every time. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #10

Bring your own bag BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #15

Many companies give away free reusable bags with their logos on them. I have them TeamPooka Jun 2019 #90

Keep boxes in the trunk of the car... SMC22307 Jun 2019 #101

Oh please. You can buy one or two bags for 2 bucks. cwydro Jun 2019 #132

Long ago we had a charge on soda bottles.... JustFiveMoreMinutes Jun 2019 #3

Yes. It is a new habit we must get used to developing. CTyankee Jun 2019 #8

It's shameful it has taken this moonscape Jun 2019 #25

My city recycles soda bottles so that takes care of that issue. It does not recycle the plastic CTyankee Jun 2019 #11

And we should go back to that and do plastic bottles too scarytomcat Jun 2019 #41

why is it difficult? pangaia Jun 2019 #53

I have the same issue. In my store it's because the marybourg Jun 2019 #62

I must correct myself-- my bags are NOT in fact cloth. pangaia Jun 2019 #115

How is it difficult? cwydro Jun 2019 #133

Bobolink thought such environmental minded policies hurt the poor aikoaiko Jun 2019 #4

How in the world will this hurt the poor? pangaia Jun 2019 #54

Far from "forever". WillowTree Jun 2019 #91

I hear what you are saying... susanna Jun 2019 #97

I get " those faux fabric pressed paper things" from Wegman's $1. pangaia Jun 2019 #117

Good for you. I prefer to carry food home in bags that can be & are thoroughly laundered regularly. WillowTree Jun 2019 #119

It's not that much money for some bags. TheFarseer Jun 2019 #5

Publix where I live give a shopper the option of plastic or paper, Blue_true Jun 2019 #46

Vitamin Cottage (Natural Grocers) in Albuquerque has no bags - but lots of boxes womanofthehills Jun 2019 #68

The co-op used to do that many years ago. Is the co-op marybourg Jun 2019 #87

By volume, paper bags take up seven times the space stopbush Jun 2019 #114

The copy that recycles trash for my county takes all paper and cardboard. Blue_true Jun 2019 #131

Keep a couple of cloth bags in your truck. pangaia Jun 2019 #56

I keep them with my car keys on a bookshelf in the house, not in the car. CrispyQ Jun 2019 #109

I finally trained myself to keep the canvass bag in my car MaryMagdaline Jun 2019 #112

Thats a good idea about Goodwill TheFarseer Jun 2019 #121

Cloth bags costs 99 cents at my store and you get a nickel off each time you use it. Shrike47 Jun 2019 #7

I know. Me too. I mean, WHAT is the big friggin deal??? pangaia Jun 2019 #58

One of our local markets allows you to donate shopping bags. akraven Jun 2019 #9

I used to insist on paper bags but no more...not sure if the store charges for them. CTyankee Jun 2019 #14

Insisting isn't really needed when they see me coming..... LOL! akraven Jun 2019 #18

Cat owners know the power of paper! Nt procon Jun 2019 #43

Plus recyclers love them. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #47

It was an annoying inconvenience for me TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #12

They probably will until the public gets used to the new reality... CTyankee Jun 2019 #16

I think that it is presumptuous for a retailer to believe that someone has come in directly from TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #20

When this started in our community, the local grocery store gave a 5 cent credit marylandblue Jun 2019 #13

My area has been charging for plastic bags for over ten years DFW Jun 2019 #17

i think the store will start selling/advertising cloth bags. You can bet they will sell really well! CTyankee Jun 2019 #19

My stores already have them hanging at each check out, True Blue American Jun 2019 #27

Everything goes in a circle ripcord Jun 2019 #21

I've been around a lot longer than plastic bags, Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #26

I think it wasn't the paper bags so much as the process of manufacturing them. llmart Jun 2019 #35

The best bags would be bamboo paper bags. Blue_true Jun 2019 #48

They should change $1 and poor people would be the first to Pisces Jun 2019 #24

Those concerned about True Blue American Jun 2019 #33

Our grocery stores have charged for platic bags for a li g time. They have also sold applegrove Jun 2019 #28

Plastic grocery bags are banned where I live. yewberry Jun 2019 #29

They've been doing this in Europe for years-- dawg day Jun 2019 #30

A cloth bag can be made from old tee shirts - only tool needed is a pair of scissors csziggy Jun 2019 #31

Aldi and Trader Joe Throck Jun 2019 #32

Bags with handles True Blue American Jun 2019 #37

Yup, just shop at Aldi. Much cheaper and no godawful oldies music playing in the store. Amishman Jun 2019 #125

There's been a bag charge of 10p per plastic bag in the UK for years now. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #34

Guessing you've never been poor and lived out in the country Jake Stern Jun 2019 #39

Arctic permafrost is melting at a rate models didn't predict happening until 2090 Spider Jerusalem Jun 2019 #45

When it means getting to the store or the doctor or the pharmacy you're damn right it does Jake Stern Jun 2019 #49

People see their economic reality first. Blue_true Jun 2019 #50

"we need to stop wagging our finger at people while clucking at them about their bad choices." Jake Stern Jun 2019 #65

We need to develop and execute solutions both inside and outside of government. Blue_true Jun 2019 #66

As I noted in another reply Jake Stern Jun 2019 #70

That is an excellent idea that would likely have an impact. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #72

I'm already looking forward to buying a couple of reusable bags at a Tesco in the UK csziggy Jun 2019 #81

street fairs sometimes have free bags... IcyPeas Jun 2019 #36

We've had a levy on plastic bags since 2002 here in Ireland. It works. We went from 300 million bags OnDoutside Jun 2019 #38

I got a bunch of Walmart bags for .25 each mcar Jun 2019 #40

California has been doing that for a few years. procon Jun 2019 #42

Reuse the ones you have. roody Jun 2019 #44

I'll adapt. i don't see it as a problem Kaleva Jun 2019 #51

I have three small bags that I roll into balls in my purse kimbutgar Jun 2019 #52

One supermarket chain in my area no longer offers plastic bags at all. subterranean Jun 2019 #55

I would lobby the supermarket chains to GIVE branded reusable bags for stuff bought in the first wee karynnj Jun 2019 #57

Welcome to California. Iggo Jun 2019 #59

Fellow Californian here. Adsos Letter Jun 2019 #63

I'm in CA and usually forget to bring bags. LibDemAlways Jun 2019 #83

Yeah, free bags - what a quaint concept! Retrograde Jun 2019 #78

Californian too Raine Jun 2019 #79

Even though plastic bags weren't available in stores, paper sacks were catrose Jun 2019 #60

They should charge a dollar randr Jun 2019 #61

The grocery stores created this mess SHRED Jun 2019 #64

If the government demands it Jake Stern Jun 2019 #67

You'd just pay more for groceries. Codeine Jun 2019 #88

Consumers are also part of the problem Throck Jun 2019 #140

Visit local festivals or thrift shops mcar Jun 2019 #69

I bring my own tote bags to the grocery store at140 Jun 2019 #71

It hasn't seemed to affect anyone here. Codeine Jun 2019 #73

My question is customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #74

So tell them not to do that Retrograde Jun 2019 #76

I'm pretty busy customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #77

I carry my items away from the pos, and then I check my receipt and bag my stuff there. Iggo Jun 2019 #98

In Michigan, if there is a scanner error you get back up to 10 times the difference: demmiblue Jun 2019 #100

The egg carton per bag is probably because plastic bags suck for holding stuff csziggy Jun 2019 #84

It's the remembering that's the thing for me now. Iggo Jun 2019 #99

It took me a while - but our grocery store helped csziggy Jun 2019 #103

They don't in my area mcar Jun 2019 #105

I am ashamed when I forget to bring my own bags to the store ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #75

Austin, TX went bag free Texasgal Jun 2019 #80

You'll get used to it shanti Jun 2019 #82

I have enough plastic bags stockpiled for the next 10 years Arazi Jun 2019 #85

In addition to using cloth bags, they can re-use any plastic ones they buy. pnwmom Jun 2019 #86

How do you put $100+ worth of groceries in cloth bags? Bayard Jun 2019 #89

Same way you put them in any other bags? Retrograde Jun 2019 #93

People will adapt. It is a little condescending to act like people of limited means are unable RockRaven Jun 2019 #92

I anticipated your objection when I wrote this post. CTyankee Jun 2019 #136

I think it's behavior modification, a way of training people.Trader Joe's now charges for paper bags Hekate Jun 2019 #94

I just use the $0.10 grocery bags as garbage bags then throw them in the dumpster when full madville Jun 2019 #95

My supermarket gave away cloth bags for the weeks before they got rid of plastic ones. meadowlander Jun 2019 #96

The plastic bags, bottles, containers ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. democratisphere Jun 2019 #102

The sheer volume makes it a problem. -nt CrispyQ Jun 2019 #108

Volume isn't the problem. democratisphere Jun 2019 #110

We'll have to disagree. CrispyQ Jun 2019 #113

Recycling is a joke. Codeine Jun 2019 #123

China stopped taking our recyclable plastic because it was contaminated democratisphere Jun 2019 #124

Several cities in Texas had bag bans/fees but no more. Liberal In Texas Jun 2019 #104

Good. I have a bunch of reusable bags... a la izquierda Jun 2019 #106

This might help a bit with storing plastic bags-- Alliepoo Jun 2019 #107

I think the cloth bags are the way to go... CTyankee Jun 2019 #111

I thought it would be a pain in the ass when that was enacted where I live, but you get used to it Vinca Jun 2019 #116

I paid 10 cents a bag when I lived in Italy in the 1980s. You just have fierywoman Jun 2019 #118

What nonsense, the reusable bags cost 99 cents. cwydro Jun 2019 #120

I don't get the lazy connection. We have been using cloth bags for years now in CA. wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #127

I made mine with a stained t shirt. xmas74 Jun 2019 #122

In my Brazilian city they have forbidden plastic bags and straws. natstephen Jun 2019 #126

Our local grocery stores have bins in front to recycle old plastic bags Freethinker65 Jun 2019 #128

Use cloth bags, they are stronger and last forever secondwind Jun 2019 #129

I only have one. I need to get more if I find them. Meantime, I will use the reuseable ones that CTyankee Jun 2019 #130

I haven't seen a single store that doesn't sell bags. cwydro Jun 2019 #134

LOL betsuni Jun 2019 #135

It sure is a first world problem! Thank you for bringing up your situation. CTyankee Jun 2019 #137

Our local Goodwill sells reusable bags for 50 each, you can also buy reusable bags at the dollar Luciferous Jun 2019 #138

I've been using the same Blue Ikea bags for the past 4 or 5 years... SKKY Jun 2019 #139