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The problem there is that the law didn't define "reusable" bags well enough, so stores just made slightly thicker plastic bags and called them reusable even tho
by tedivm 4y ago
The problem there is that the law didn't define "reusable" bags well enough, so stores just made slightly thicker plastic bags and called them reusable even though they really aren't. As a result people ended up using the same amount of bags but with far more plastic.
- cptskippy 4y ago> The problem there is that the law didn't define "reusable" bags well enough There is no one law, this has occurred independently in municipalities across the globe.
- smileysteve 4y agoAnecdotally, the thicker ones are very reusable; but consumers (the 90 percent) are ignorant about reusing and recycling.
- Tagbert 4y agoI see the benefit of those heavier “reusable” bags as coming from the fact that they are less likely to blow away and get into the waterways. If you drop one it is more likely to be picked up and put in to the trash instead of ending up in a turtle’s breakfast.