Paper or plastic? In Seattle, we'll pay for either one

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scoop — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:11:26 GMT

Can anyone else tell me why pooped pants are the way to go? If I do end up poopin my pants then is that recycling?

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Poo — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:09:32 GMT

JUst pooped my pants here

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gertrud — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:39:46 GMT

grew up in Europe, and when plastic bags became available every store charged for them. Europeans are used to bring their b asket, stringbags, cotton bags etc. to the grocery store and nobody is upset about this. Recycling is the thing.

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Lisa — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:58:02 GMT

On the Key Peninsula in Pierce County, a local grocery store is now charging .99 a bag as of yesterday.

What I think I'll do now is bring in my own bags even if they have someone elses' logo on them (slowing down the check out line while I pack 385.00 a week average in those bags), or I'll have them put everything into my cart the same way I did before the checkout and load them into my car with my own bags. Perhaps they'll be a bit confused whether or not I paid for those items and this may become a problem for the stores?

This law is about the money and does not have any 'cap' on it as our small grocery store has just proved and it's not just Seattle.

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Kate — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:46:16 GMT

Of course, Donna, you realize that all this forward-thinking, greenie marvellousness by the Seattle city council is not just out of the goodness of their hearts. It will be passed onto you and the other residents in the form of higher fees and taxes. Is it still "smart spending"?

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Jo Rosa — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:03:16 GMT

I believe we should do whatever we can to reduce waste and having plastic bags reaching our oceans for the creatures of the sea to expire on... it's just too much!

Our local food market started to accept the bags for recycling and to reduce you bill by two cents per bag.

I started by purchasing just two green shopping bags... now to remember to carry them into the market.

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froogrl — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:33:51 GMT

@April the reusable bags tend to hold a lot more than the plastic bags. I have four reusable bags from Trader Joes and one reusable freezer bag. In the year-plus I've been shopping for our family of four with them, I have yet to need more than that.

It's second nature now, but for a while I forgot the bags about half the time I shopped. And I was keeping them in the car! I tend to use the bags for shopping beyond the grocery store as well now.

wrt the dog poop issue -- why not use generic foldable sandwich baggies. Also, the bags that previously held the produce may work.

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jestjack — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:50:04 GMT

In my neck of the woods certain grocers credit you 5 cents for every bag you bring with you and reuse. So if you take 5 bags with you they credit your bill 25 cents. I prefer this approach.

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Desert Rose — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:11:38 GMT

Did anyone here see "WALL-E"? I thought they handled the garbage message very well in that movie. It would be scary to think if the planet really got to be that bad...

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henry — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:07:02 GMT

Whatever did humanity do before the invention of the plastic grocery bag?? Come on! It was a convenience provided by the store, not a necessity. If you have so much of an issue with bringing your own sack or box to carry groceries in, then pay the fee for the plastic bags. If you have an issue with using the biodegradable utensils, bring your own flatware. I'm sure that those products will be bound to improve over time as well, as they are still relatively new. We've gotten so hung up on convenience as a society that we feel that we are entitled to it now, and we're learning that in a lot of ways making some things easier for us is causing some serious repercussions. Do we want our grandchildren growing up in a world full of our garbage? That's exactly what we're leaving them.