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I live in Europe and haven't received a bag from a store in years. Recently visited the USA and they were being foisted on me left and right. I submit that peo

I live in Europe and haven't received a bag from a store in years. Recently visited the USA and they were being foisted on me left and right. I submit that people will adjust to this, I sure have, and that the real solution is for more stores to do it so that it seems normal.

xattt 3y ago
This became policy in my province for the last few years. The downside has been the dwindling supply of free bags into which I can scoop cat poop.
- somehnguy 3y ago
  I use cheap diaper bags from Amazon for that. They come in packs of like 100 and are very thin plastic, which I like because it ‘feels’ less wasteful even though it probably makes 0 difference. After an initial adjustment period overall I’ve been happy with NY’s law change on plastic bags at the grocery store. It always bugged me a little bit that we feel the need to put something like a single bag of chips into another bag when you buy it (real thing I witnessed plenty).
- stock_toaster 3y ago
  Try some of those dog poop bags used while dog walking?
  - derekp7 3y ago
    Those are actually long narrow tubes -- designed so that you can stick your hand in it like sort of like a glove to use to pick up the pieces, and then turn inside out. That makes the opening too narrow for the cat scoop and not enough room to put the wet chunks of cat litter (unless you scoop everything in a separate container, break it up, then poor it into the bag).
    - xattt 3y ago
      My compromise has been using produce bags that you put individual fruits and veggies into.
pcthrowaway 3y ago
When I was in Greece a few years ago, I noticed every store had plastic bags (and no paper bags). There's no charge for them also, and they're much sturdier than the plastic bags you sometimes still find in Canada/U.S.
- bombcar 3y ago
  Some places in the USA banned single use plastic bags, so the end result is you get these hardware-store thickness plastic bags now. At least you can use them to store nails, I guess.

xattt 3y ago

This became policy in my province for the last few years. The downside has been the dwindling supply of free bags into which I can scoop cat poop.

somehnguy 3y ago
I use cheap diaper bags from Amazon for that. They come in packs of like 100 and are very thin plastic, which I like because it ‘feels’ less wasteful even though it probably makes 0 difference. After an initial adjustment period overall I’ve been happy with NY’s law change on plastic bags at the grocery store. It always bugged me a little bit that we feel the need to put something like a single bag of chips into another bag when you buy it (real thing I witnessed plenty).
stock_toaster 3y ago
Try some of those dog poop bags used while dog walking?
- derekp7 3y ago
  Those are actually long narrow tubes -- designed so that you can stick your hand in it like sort of like a glove to use to pick up the pieces, and then turn inside out. That makes the opening too narrow for the cat scoop and not enough room to put the wet chunks of cat litter (unless you scoop everything in a separate container, break it up, then poor it into the bag).
  - xattt 3y ago
    My compromise has been using produce bags that you put individual fruits and veggies into.

pcthrowaway 3y ago

When I was in Greece a few years ago, I noticed every store had plastic bags (and no paper bags). There's no charge for them also, and they're much sturdier than the plastic bags you sometimes still find in Canada/U.S.

bombcar 3y ago
Some places in the USA banned single use plastic bags, so the end result is you get these hardware-store thickness plastic bags now. At least you can use them to store nails, I guess.