Tuesday November 24th, 2009
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Japan Tries to Cut Down on Plastic Bags
from Associated Press
The world uses between 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags a year, and wrapping-happy
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The world uses between 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags a year, and wrapping-happy
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This town is awful about the bag usage. Every deli tries to double bag everything and they're of the frame of mind that EVERYTHING needs a bag. If I order a coffee it often gets bagged. (WHAT??? What would I want it in a bag for?)
I was at the grocery store last week and the bagger tried to put a gallon of milk in a bag. It was the only thing I bought. I told him I didn't need a bag and he laughed, assuming I was making some weird joke.
"No," I said, "I live right around the corner. I don't need a bag."
He looked at me baffled. "How will you carry it?" he asked.
We've got to change the way we (don't) think about waste like this.
...If for no other reason, the area under my kitchen sink is crowded with bags. I most likely will not be able to use them all.
keep plastic bags out of stores.