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Originally Posted by simmer2
From Google:
Polypropylene (thicker plastic): Needs to be used an estimated 10 to 20 times to have the same climate impact as one single-use plastic bag.
Cotton (conventional): Can require 50 to 150 uses to break even with a single-use plastic bag.
We have about 30 re-usable bags in our house. We do our best to re-use them as frequently as possible. I don't know if we've achieved the goal of re-using each one 10 to 20 times though.
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Don't pretend that all re-usable bags are equal in quality or cost. The cheap thin ones that you get from ordering delivery from a restaurant are hardly in the same cost / durability / impact as the thicker, stronger bags that you buy from the store so you can re-use them for years.
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Originally Posted by simmer2
Running around with a family, sports, school, work, forgive a parent for forgetting to bring the reusable bag as they try to fit in errands between tasks.
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Do better. If you are too lazy to walk the bags back to your car yourself then get your kid(s) to do it.
Don't pretend that being a "busy parent" is a justification for your position. Many of us are busy parents.