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Originally Posted by timun
The plastic bags were already banned by the feds. The purpose of the City surcharge on paper and reusable bags is to encourage people to stop using single-use bags entirely.
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The fact that the bag is made from 100% recycled materials and will itself becomes recycled material is why this is especially so f-cking stupid.
This whole push to reusable bags as created a hell of a lot more reusable bag waste for me. Going to the store is often a spur of the moment thing; driving home from where ever, "oh, I have a moment, I should stop by at Co-op for groceries" and bam, I don't have the reusable bag I bought on-hand, because I left it in my apartment. Once I get about seven of them sitting in my pantry, all but two go in the trash so "next time" I'll be prepared and have them with me. Then I don't, and we repeat the cycle.
I bought a 10-roll of Co-op's compostable bags and I just keep them in the map pocket of the RRS. When I get to Co-op, I grab two. They're nice and compact, and when I get them home, they're compostable, so I don't need to remember to take a bag down to the car again. Best of both worlds.