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> So now I'll have to buy trash bags, which are always much thicker than grocery bags, I re-use produce bags for trash. And I don't even bag all of my produce.
by jogjayr 8y ago
> So now I'll have to buy trash bags, which are always much thicker than grocery bags,
I re-use produce bags for trash. And I don't even bag all of my produce.
- crazygringo 8y agoThe produce bags at my supermarket are significantly smaller than the (normal-sized) grocery bags -- they can hold maybe 4 green peppers or large potatoes. (I've seen other supermarkets with much larger produce bags, but not at my local ones.) They just don't hold enough volume to be useful as even small trash bags, on top of which they don't have handles so you have to use the top 1/3 of the bag to tie off, which makes them even smaller. So they're too small to line even a small trash can with, or to hang from inside a cabinet door.
- jogjayr 8y agoI have a 32oz yogurt container that I keep on my kitchen counter and line with a produce bag. That's the only "trash can" I need and most trash fits into it, believe it or not. I also compost food scraps at home though, which isn't an option available to everyone. If you compost food scraps and recycle, there honestly isn't that much trash left over. Most of my trash these days is non-recyclable plastic packaging.