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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 09:25 AM Original message |
Plastic to reusable cloth: Mainers urged to switch |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Ok, I'm confused, wouldn't potato-plastic bags would be banned, too? |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 09:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Ahem.... |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Look in any yarn shop today |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Why not hemp?? |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 11:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Get the law changed and hemp would make a great alternative. |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You know, I bought 5 lbs of potatoes in a sealed printed paper bag |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I think the article said they'd make plastic bags from potato-based plastics |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
2. My mother used cloth bags for groceries back in the 1940s as I remember |
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Cassandra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:19 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I just bought a wheelie bag... |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. I like plastic because it is more sanitary and I have numerous uses for them. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. if you're that concerned about other people's bags |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. How do the people here thinking cloth is better feel about |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:27 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. paper is better for sure |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. Our local grocery - part of a regional chain here in Chicago |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. We use cloth shopping bag at hannaford's and shaw's but |
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momophile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
15. we keep a stack of canvas bags in the trunk of the car |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. and most grocery stores give a 5 cent credit for each bag you use |
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