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Reusable bags are a farce that ignores the use case of reusing singe-use plastic bags as trash can liners, so you're already getting reuse out of them, and the
by pfexec 1y ago
Reusable bags are a farce that ignores the use case of reusing singe-use plastic bags as trash can liners, so you're already getting reuse out of them, and the thin bags will likely decompose faster in the landfill.
Meanwhile nearly every feel-good measure that banned plastic bags from municipalities allows paper bags, which require more energy and water to manufacture, and cannot be used to line trash cans.
So I now have to buy plastic trash bags, made out of thicker plastic, so I can throw out the paper ones.
- maxglute 1y agoTthe flip side is instead of frequently seeing exploded weak retail plastic bags, I now see occasionally exploded thick plastic bags, and due to size, it never explodes in as spectacular mess as loaded tiny bags. TBH I think we're probably trading more polution for slightly cleaner enviroment... which works for me.
- noelwelsh 1y agoThere are alternatives to throwing out paper bags. For example, getting a bunch of reusable bags and reusing them. Then you don't have to deal with paper bags or buy those thicker plastic bags either.
- detaro 1y agoNot sure why you would buy plastic bag to throw recyclable paper away in it. And the entire point of reusable bags being a thing is that you don't constantly buy bags.