Comments on: 25 Resources to reduce, recycle and reuse plastic grocery bags http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/ Exploring the New Values of the 21st Century Citizen Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: 7pm Tech Code Snippets http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-15036 7pm Tech Code Snippets Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:17:35 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-15036 <strong>7pm Tech Code Snippets...</strong> [...]25 Resources to reduce, recycle and reuse plastic grocery bags[...]... 7pm Tech Code Snippets…

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]]> By: Leather Tote Bags http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-8201 Leather Tote Bags Thu, 22 May 2008 17:14:42 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-8201 <strong>Leather Tote Bags...</strong> I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.... Leather Tote Bags…

I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you….

]]> By: PodChicks http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-4031 PodChicks Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:23:24 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-4031 Yes -- I'm still on my Subway kick. You guys might get sick of hearing me squawk about Subway, but for goodness sake, they need to get rid of their plastic bags or introduce bioavailable bags. According to the counterperson the other day, it is store policy to put every sandwich into a plastic bag, whether the person is taking the food with them or eating in the establishment. Come on, Subway! Isn't that a bit ridiculous. Get with the program. If in-store patrons are going to get a plastic bag, whether they want one or not, at least provide each store with a plastic bag recycle bin for those bags and plastic bottles. I know that one store has got to give away at least 200 bags a day. OK. I'm done...for now. :-) Yes — I’m still on my Subway kick. You guys might get sick of hearing me squawk about Subway, but for goodness sake, they need to get rid of their plastic bags or introduce bioavailable bags. According to the counterperson the other day, it is store policy to put every sandwich into a plastic bag, whether the person is taking the food with them or eating in the establishment. Come on, Subway! Isn’t that a bit ridiculous. Get with the program. If in-store patrons are going to get a plastic bag, whether they want one or not, at least provide each store with a plastic bag recycle bin for those bags and plastic bottles. I know that one store has got to give away at least 200 bags a day. OK. I’m done…for now. :-)

]]> By: wayne http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3465 wayne Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:23:43 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3465 thanks for the article and resources about the problems with plastic bags (which applies to almost all consumer plastics). however, it is kind of disturbing that an article about lessening the environmental impact of plastic bags recommends the use them as trash bags! i mean, even though they are "reused" as trash bags (which is what i used to do before i learned more about them), they are still ending up in the environment/landfills/etc. and all the bad things about throwing them away occur anyway. also, if the bag is intact, any biodegradable trash that is in the bag is prevented from getting the air/soil/water/etc that it needs to bio-degrade in the plastic bag. i urge you to explain this to people and let them know that simply "reusing" the plastic bags as trash bags does not lessen their environmental impact, just their numbers. but we already have more than enough of them ;) please support reusable biodegradable (e.g. canvas) bags for carrying things, and paper and biodegradable plastics for trash. thanks. thanks for the article and resources about the problems with plastic bags (which applies to almost all consumer plastics). however, it is kind of disturbing that an article about lessening the environmental impact of plastic bags recommends the use them as trash bags! i mean, even though they are “reused” as trash bags (which is what i used to do before i learned more about them), they are still ending up in the environment/landfills/etc. and all the bad things about throwing them away occur anyway. also, if the bag is intact, any biodegradable trash that is in the bag is prevented from getting the air/soil/water/etc that it needs to bio-degrade in the plastic bag. i urge you to explain this to people and let them know that simply “reusing” the plastic bags as trash bags does not lessen their environmental impact, just their numbers. but we already have more than enough of them ;) please support reusable biodegradable (e.g. canvas) bags for carrying things, and paper and biodegradable plastics for trash.
thanks.

]]> By: Jeannine http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3394 Jeannine Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:03:33 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3394 I, too, have heard that the so-called recycling that stores such as Wal-mart does when it collects used plastic bags is NOTHING! I have asked at the store, and no one seems to know. I can't help but to wonder if they just do it to make us feel better about all the plastic bags we are using. I no longer have anything bagged at the stores. I just ask the cashier to return the items to the cart once they are scanned, and when I get to my car, I load all purchases into boxes. I, too, have heard that the so-called recycling that stores such as Wal-mart does when it collects used plastic bags is NOTHING! I have asked at the store, and no one seems to know. I can’t help but to wonder if they just do it to make us feel better about all the plastic bags we are using. I no longer have anything bagged at the stores. I just ask the cashier to return the items to the cart once they are scanned, and when I get to my car, I load all purchases into boxes.

]]> By: Doni http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3347 Doni Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:49:14 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3347 Now here's something that's really disturbing me: A good friend who has been active in wildlife and ecological conservation for years told me that the supermarkets DON'T actually recycle those plastic bags that we put in their bins!! According to my friend, the practice was never to recycle them, but to sell/send them to countries like China and India. However, if we've produced enough plastic to fill the ocean (as one article states), I guess it's not surprising that we've also filled India and China -- apparently they don't need any more of our used bags. So the supermarkets now just dump them. Wish I could cite my friend's source here. I can definitely say she's an excellent researcher, so I trust her on this. I guess the next step here would be to go to our local supermarkets and ask to know where they "recycle" the bags, then to follow the plastic trail and see whether it leads to the city dump. Now here’s something that’s really disturbing me: A good friend who has been active in wildlife and ecological conservation for years told me that the supermarkets DON’T actually recycle those plastic bags that we put in their bins!!

According to my friend, the practice was never to recycle them, but to sell/send them to countries like China and India. However, if we’ve produced enough plastic to fill the ocean (as one article states), I guess it’s not surprising that we’ve also filled India and China — apparently they don’t need any more of our used bags. So the supermarkets now just dump them.

Wish I could cite my friend’s source here. I can definitely say she’s an excellent researcher, so I trust her on this. I guess the next step here would be to go to our local supermarkets and ask to know where they “recycle” the bags, then to follow the plastic trail and see whether it leads to the city dump.

]]> By: Catfaye http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3301 Catfaye Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:12:49 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3301 I also use them as insulation and padding to ship my artwork. I also use them as insulation and padding to ship my artwork.

]]> By: Catfaye http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/25-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3300 Catfaye Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:10:39 +0000 http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/18/27-resources-to-reduce-recycle-and-reuse-plastic-grocery-bags/#comment-3300 How about a citizens project to weave large blankets out of plastic bags for the homeless to use for warmth and possibly an impromtu shelter? How about a citizens project to weave large blankets out of plastic bags for the homeless to use for warmth and possibly an impromtu shelter?

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