Adios plastic grocery bags in California
 

http://www.latimes.com/local/politic...929-story.html

:) Single use bags banned.

Dang it. If they do that here, I'll have to BUY bags to pick up the dog poop with.

But they are very damaging as litter, so I guess I can see it....

They're working on doing that here (Dallas) due to various reasons including environmental. I think it's a capitalist/government plot to have me buy trash bags and a grocery sack or two.

Those reusables are 'FREEDOM Bags'! ;)

If they'd get rid of them here I'd be glad. Paper products light easy, burn up quick and don't stink half a day like plastic bags and bottles.

OTOH, non-biodegradable plastic sequesters carbon. Isn't it good to do that?

Thank goodness!
Now I won't feel pressured at the grocery store when asked, "paper or plastic?" 😄

They encourage the use of fabric bags here by giving a nickle off for every reusable bag you bring.

LOL!

Pete

That's what I use them for too. Doing so eliminates the "single use" monker. :)

Picking up dog poop with paper bags is gross. Especially when you have to "comb" the loose stools out of the grass.

A particular specialty grocery store I go to charges ten cents for reusable plastic bags. Of course every time I go there, I forget to bring a bag with me paying another ten cents. So this is like the five cent recycle deposit one pays here.

I am afraid other stores are going to follow suit. Overall though still think it is a good idea to eliminate throw away plastic bags.

Subscribe to the local newspaper they still come in plastic bags. Or get a cat.:)

Trick or treat?

Our local paper is A) a right wing propaganda rag and B) 85% advertising.

The advertising part was more offensive than the RW propaganda simply because I was mostly paying for advertising, so I cancelled the paper. I also cancelled cable because while programming was pretty much crap, the bulk was advertising and I refuse to pay a company to pump advertising into my living room.

I now have a digital antenna which brings in four local stations and three public stations. I also stream Netflicks and buy used movies from Family video for 5 bucks a pop.

Cats = devil spawn and I'm a godly sort.

Hey MrP I ditched cable years ago and use the antenna and Netflix.

You can rent movies off Vudu too, a good rental site that also gets new TopGear pretty quick.

Pete

I'm liking it. I no longer spend much time sitting in front of the TV mindlessly watching crap. I'm much more productive :D

The irony of that gets sharper every year.