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Lucky for you, you can get your plastic trash bags you so adore for exactly the price you suggested: 10¢ per bag https://www.amazon.com/Bathroom-Trash-Bags-Gar

Lucky for you, you can get your plastic trash bags you so adore for exactly the price you suggested: 10¢ per bag https://www.amazon.com/Bathroom-Trash-Bags-Garbage-Products/dp/B078H7XNXD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=54480144925&hvadid=274750003102&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9003535&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=13337072289946944850&hvtargid=kwd-2785408868&keywords=small+garbage+bags&qid=1554065619&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Bathroom-Trash-Bags-Garbage-Products/... And in the meantime, the rest of us don't have to deal with the millions of bags that are bought every week just to be thrown away the same day.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago
This helps but doesn't really solve the problem—I don't have a good way to carry a reusable bag around with me, and doing so doesn't help the environment in my case. I understand why a law was needed, I just wish they'd gone with a surcharge, which would likely have solved the core issue.
- kareemm 8y ago
  Try one of these. They fit on a keychain: https://www.amazon.com/ChicoBag-Original-Reusable-Shopping-Grocery/dp/B006WA9LRA https://www.amazon.com/ChicoBag-Original-Reusable-Shopping-G...
  - seltzered_ 8y ago
    As another suggestion, i've been using the 'sea to summit ultra-sil sling bag' for years and have gave them as gifts. They compress into a small bag if needed, can be zipped up (if walking back through rain), and tend to double when travelling as a clothes-packing bag. - https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Summit-Ultra-Sil-Sling-16-Liter/dp/B006CG380U https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Summit-Ultra-Sil-Sling-16-Liter/d...
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    - milemi 8y ago
      That price is hard to believe.
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      - seltzered_ 8y ago
        Shop around, amazon's being weird. They've been retailing for ~$30 for several years, usually on other sites you can combine it with some 20% discount too. It may be too much for some people's needs, but it's been worth it for someone that regularly travels & walks to the grocery store in a rainy region.
  - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    This is super cool, thank you. I'm not sure from the Amazon photo if it's actually small enough to comfortably leave on my keyring, but it might work!
    - bzbarsky 8y ago
      It depends on where you keep your keys. If it's in your pocket, the Chico Bags are too big: these things are about 3"x4" and at least 1.5" thick. You can easily clip them to a belt loop if you don't mind the aesthetics of the result. And if you have any sort of purse, bag, fanny pack, etc, they would probably fit in there, or clip on to it, fine. But actually putting them on a keyring that lives in a pocket doesn't work, at least for me.
    - Kihashi 8y ago
      I have them. They would fit in normal [men's] jeans pockets, but they would bulge out and probably be uncomfortable. You can easily have them in a backpack, briefcase, purse, or messenger bag, though. These[1] are not quite as durable, but one will fit in my back pocket easily enough. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V6I71K/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V6I71K/
- megy 8y ago
  You don't have pockets? A bag? I have one on my bike, wrapped around the handle bars.
  - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    I don't carry around a backpack or anything like that, no, and my pockets are pretty full between my phone, wallet, and keys.
    - bluntfang 8y ago
      sounds like a good time to start using a bag!
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      - yostrovs 8y ago
        We should form a committee that will help him decide what to carry throughout the day and how to do it. Perhaps the NYC regulation should have included that provision.
- dTal 8y ago
  I often carry a canvas tote bag. They fold up to be about wallet-sized - maybe not quite small enough to fit in your jeans if you're already carrying a wallet+phone etc., but easily compact enough to go in a jacket or hoodie pocket.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago

This helps but doesn't really solve the problem—I don't have a good way to carry a reusable bag around with me, and doing so doesn't help the environment in my case. I understand why a law was needed, I just wish they'd gone with a surcharge, which would likely have solved the core issue.

kareemm 8y ago
Try one of these. They fit on a keychain: https://www.amazon.com/ChicoBag-Original-Reusable-Shopping-Grocery/dp/B006WA9LRA https://www.amazon.com/ChicoBag-Original-Reusable-Shopping-G...
- seltzered_ 8y ago
  As another suggestion, i've been using the 'sea to summit ultra-sil sling bag' for years and have gave them as gifts. They compress into a small bag if needed, can be zipped up (if walking back through rain), and tend to double when travelling as a clothes-packing bag. - https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Summit-Ultra-Sil-Sling-16-Liter/dp/B006CG380U https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Summit-Ultra-Sil-Sling-16-Liter/d...
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  - milemi 8y ago
    That price is hard to believe.
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    - seltzered_ 8y ago
      Shop around, amazon's being weird. They've been retailing for ~$30 for several years, usually on other sites you can combine it with some 20% discount too. It may be too much for some people's needs, but it's been worth it for someone that regularly travels & walks to the grocery store in a rainy region.
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago
  This is super cool, thank you. I'm not sure from the Amazon photo if it's actually small enough to comfortably leave on my keyring, but it might work!
  - bzbarsky 8y ago
    It depends on where you keep your keys. If it's in your pocket, the Chico Bags are too big: these things are about 3"x4" and at least 1.5" thick. You can easily clip them to a belt loop if you don't mind the aesthetics of the result. And if you have any sort of purse, bag, fanny pack, etc, they would probably fit in there, or clip on to it, fine. But actually putting them on a keyring that lives in a pocket doesn't work, at least for me.
  - Kihashi 8y ago
    I have them. They would fit in normal [men's] jeans pockets, but they would bulge out and probably be uncomfortable. You can easily have them in a backpack, briefcase, purse, or messenger bag, though. These[1] are not quite as durable, but one will fit in my back pocket easily enough. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V6I71K/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007V6I71K/
megy 8y ago
You don't have pockets? A bag? I have one on my bike, wrapped around the handle bars.
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago
  I don't carry around a backpack or anything like that, no, and my pockets are pretty full between my phone, wallet, and keys.
  - bluntfang 8y ago
    sounds like a good time to start using a bag!
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    - yostrovs 8y ago
      We should form a committee that will help him decide what to carry throughout the day and how to do it. Perhaps the NYC regulation should have included that provision.
dTal 8y ago
I often carry a canvas tote bag. They fold up to be about wallet-sized - maybe not quite small enough to fit in your jeans if you're already carrying a wallet+phone etc., but easily compact enough to go in a jacket or hoodie pocket.