JrzyTmata wrote: 

Okay, so I guess it's different than full-on biodegradable. The project was to show how long some things break down compared to others. But our plastic definitely started decomposing. Especially when heated.

In Ireland everyone uses shopping bags. If you happen to forget them, the shops will gladly sell you bags
for about seventy five cents each. But they are heavy duty and can be used over and over. I've never
seen anyone buy bags, though (except myself because I always forget to bring my own). You never see
grocery bag trash laying about like you do here. They are pervasive here. Even when I'm out in the middle
of nowhere with my hawk, I find them all over the place.  

 kysmet wrote: 
hardly any store does double coupons anymore. and now with Extreme Couponing on tv, watch the manufacturers start pulling major limits on that too.

 Alexandra wrote: 
are we talking about plastic bags?
they will break down into small particles, but it's still plastic.

 winter wrote: 

The recycled ones ARE biodegradable....my class did a science project on it. It takes a little longer than paper, however.....

 kurtster wrote: 

dangerous third cola radical

 oldslabsides wrote: 
  R C Cola

 Alexandra wrote: 
I think I'm going to start using paper for that. I read something about that recently (I forget where) that struck me: we're using non-biodegradable plastic to get rid of very biodegradable stuff.

Imagine archaeologists in the future: "Wow, these guys REALLY liked cat sh*t. They went to a lot of trouble to preserve it in these plastic bags."  

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

Our grocery stores do.......I always use re-usable until I need some more plastic bags to put kitty litter in.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Very cool! None of our stores down here do that (that I know of). No double coupons either! :pout:

 kurtster wrote: 
No, not plastic shopping bags - Coke or Pepsi.

As the thread title suggests, the country is going to come apart over the issue of plastic shopping bags.

Crisis ?  What Crisis ?

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Of course, I meant to me. I only speak for myself.

 hippiechick wrote: 
it doesn't matter to you.
but others do shop at those stores. I was just offering the information.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
I never shop at those stores, so it doesn't matter.

 hippiechick wrote: 
our regular stores do. Even CVS has a program when using a reusable bag.
I would guess most do, you might have to ask.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
Whole Foods does. Trader Joes gives you a raffle ticket. The regular stores do not give you anything.

 hippiechick wrote: 
Every supermarket I ever shopped gives you a 5¢ discount per bag when you bring your own.

If people want to use plastic grocery bags they should get .10 off for each one they bring back to the store for credit (with limits of course)
and the store get credit from the cart manufacturer that melts them down to make new wheels, which won't go bonka bonka bonka...

 oldslabsides wrote: 
If people want to used grocery bags, they should have to pay 10c for each one. That would help curtail the use. We always take our own bags to the store.