• Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    They banned plastic grocery bags in my state to cut down on plastic waste… Now I have to buy more plastic “trash” bags to throw away…

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      3 months ago

      I’m convinced that “Big Trash Bag” has been lobbying for these kinds of laws lol

      I’m sure they do a little for the climate, but does nothing to tackle the actual big polluters (i.e. big corporations)

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      3 months ago

      My stare does it too, but there’s still plenty of other things that come in paper or plastic bags that I use for garbage i.e. takeout, etc that I’ve still got the same box of trash bags I bought like 8 years ago. Very rarely to I use an actual trash bag.

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    3 months ago

    Got to love Lemmy. I see so many goofy posts like these and then everyone proceeds to take it way too seriously and even start to give advice.

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    3 months ago

    I’m actually worried these days that I won’t be able to do this one day soon.

    The grocery stores I use have stopped using these bags and now I don’t collect them anymore. Up until a year ago I used to complain about it all, I’d collect boxes and boxes of this crap year after year. I used to joke with my friends that I could insulate my garage with this stuff. Now my stash is dwindling as the months go by. I keep emptying box after box of what were once endless stashes of grocery bags.

    What will happen when I run out? :(

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      3 months ago

      Is this like a northern state thing?

      The only places I know that don’t do bags are Sprouts (charges 0.10) and Natural Grocers (they give you leftover boxes if you ask.)

      I’ve got a bunch, but can’t share - hoping to process them into yarn.

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    3 months ago

    you’re gonna need to go two-tone. even tossing just an empty tp tube into either runs the risk of the bag breaking.