Gimme a break, I gotta put the dog shit somewhere.
I thought that's what MT was for....hoohaa...
Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
if you bring your own bags to trader joe's, you are entered into a drawing to win free food. another local grocery store gives you a "bag allowance" if you bring your own bags they reduce your bill by .06 for every $20 you spend.
I can't speak for anyone else... but, I when I'm doing the beach clean-up in the Spring and Summer, the things I pick up from the sand... cigarette butts, plastic straws and cup lids... and empty plastic bags from stores.
I rarely... if EVER... have picked up a store bought, pre-packaged, over packaged Hefty bag from the sand. I guess they don't usually find their way to our oceans via the storm drains and flood control systems.
You'll be picking up a lot more of those store bought bags, if the ban the store free ones...
The only people we should try to get even with...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
Yep. I didn't want to have a cat 3 years ago, but I couldn't abandon that tiny, scared kitten that was meowing outside. I'm really not home enough for it to be overly fair to her, but I'm sure it's better than the alternative and she seems happy. I do enjoy her company, though. She's a good listener...
The only people we should try to get even with...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
You'll be picking up a lot more of those store bought bags, if the ban the store free ones...
Exactly. You can't ban a littering problem by banning a product with an easily replaced product. It would be like banning regular cigarettes to deal with the littering of cigarette butts. It will only result in a more light and menthol cigareetes being used. The ittering problem be dealt with when you deal with littering as the problem.
“One good thing about music,
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
if you bring your own bags to trader joe's, you are entered into a drawing to win free food. another local grocery store gives you a "bag allowance" if you bring your own bags they reduce your bill by .06 for every $20 you spend.
I have a few cloth bags that I take to Trader Joe's, and one insulated bag for frozen stuff. I only get as many paper bags as I need for garbage, and for paper recycling. No free food yet, but I'll keep trying.
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
Exactly. You can't ban a littering problem by banning a product with an easily replaced product. It would be like banning regular cigarettes to deal with the littering of cigarette butts. It will only result in a more light and menthol cigareetes being used. The ittering problem be dealt with when you deal with littering as the problem.
ban cigarettes...?!?! that's a great idea...idiot smokers think the world is their ashtray, anyway...
ban cigarettes...?!?! that's a great idea...idiot smokers think the world is their ashtray, anyway...
I think if we banned stores we'd really help out the environment. Imagine how much better the environment would be if we couldn't buy anything. We could just work and give all our money to the government and they could give us only what was necessary to survive. That would be a big help for the environment. The bigger the government, the better off we are.
I find it very insulting that the government would ever allow anyone to purchase an item that I wouldn't. The environmental damage people do by not being just like me is astonishing. We should all live like Al Gore, the enviro crusader.
“One good thing about music,
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
I think if we banned stores we'd really help out the environment. Imagine how much better the environment would be if we couldn't buy anything. We could just work and give all our money to the government and they could give us only what was necessary to survive. That would be a big help for the environment. The bigger the government, the better off we are.
I have a few cloth bags that I take to Trader Joe's, and one insulated bag for frozen stuff. I only get as many paper bags as I need for garbage, and for paper recycling. No free food yet, but I'll keep trying.
Using a paper bag to collect paper for recycling is pretty ironic.
Is that an implication that conservatives don't like cats.
I am a liberal and I proudly proclaim that I hate cats and feel that they are evidence that evil exists.
How could anyone hate kitties?!
One of the biggest disappointments in my life is that me and my entire family are allergic to cats, so I haven't been able to have one since I was 16 :(
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
I've never seen anyone check their dog shit at the supermarket.
Well, if they don't give me a bag, I'm just going to have to buy bags. Either way, a bag full of dog shit winds up in the trash, so what's the difference?
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
Well, if they don't give me a bag, I'm just going to have to buy bags. Either way, a bag full of dog shit winds up in the trash, so what's the difference?
Everyone should own a reusable bag. I use my daypack all the time.
This isn't about your home cleaning issues. It's about eliminating (ha ha)unneccessary environmentally harmful conveniences aka paper and plastic bags at the grocery store.
This isn't about your home cleaning issues. It's about eliminating (ha ha)unneccessary environmentally harmful conveniences aka paper and plastic bags at the grocery store.
But we all throw things away, and sometimes we need something to throw them away in. I already said that I have reusable bags that I take with me to the store, but I also get as many of the disposable bags as I'll need for garbage and recycling.
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
But we all throw things away, and sometimes we need something to throw them away in. I already said that I have reusable bags that I take with me to the store, but I also get as many of the disposable bags as I'll need for garbage and recycling.
Taking them out of the supermarket reduces the waste and the litter.
I personally like the idea of, perhaps not banning the plastic grocery bags everywhere, but to charge for them. Paper can be free, cloth and canvas bags you earn a deposit for everytime you use them (here, the Hannaford stores sell cloth bags and you get a nickel back every time you use them), and plastic you'd have to pay extra to get. That would make the grocery store baggers think twice about putting only 2 items in each bag.
Seriously, this is once again government finding the stupidest thing they can and making a law to make people think that they know what they are doing and that they 'care'.
Let's take a vote....how many people re-use those plastic bags?
Now, limiting the packaging of materials (including food) would have a far greater effect. How many of you re-use the box from your cereal?
Let's take a vote....how many people re-use those plastic bags?
Let's take another vote...how many people throw out multiple bags that fill up our landfills? Ultimately, whether those bags are reused or not, they all end up in the same place.
Seriously, this is once again government finding the stupidest thing they can and making a law to make people think that they know what they are doing and that they 'care'.
Let's take a vote....how many people re-use those plastic bags?
Now, limiting the packaging of materials (including food) would have a far greater effect. How many of you re-use the box from your cereal?
This is not even a band-aid.
i'd say this is once again somebody whining about gov't for the sake of it ...
it's similar to the incandescent light bulb ... there is no reason why we should be using them moving forward ... the majority of these plastic bags go from store to landfill - the waste is ridiculous ... but most people are ignorant and don't care - walk your average city streets and there's garbage everywhere cuz people can't be bothered to find a receptacle and that's with a law against littering in place ...
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I thought that's what MT was for....hoohaa...
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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I always hate when I'm out of those store plastic bags and have to put the litter into a larger plastic bag...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
You'll be picking up a lot more of those store bought bags, if the ban the store free ones...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
who'd a thunk...;)
Yep. I didn't want to have a cat 3 years ago, but I couldn't abandon that tiny, scared kitten that was meowing outside. I'm really not home enough for it to be overly fair to her, but I'm sure it's better than the alternative and she seems happy. I do enjoy her company, though. She's a good listener...
...are those who've helped us.
Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
Is that an implication that conservatives don't like cats.
I am a liberal and I proudly proclaim that I hate cats and feel that they are evidence that evil exists.
ban cigarettes...?!?! that's a great idea...idiot smokers think the world is their ashtray, anyway...
I find it very insulting that the government would ever allow anyone to purchase an item that I wouldn't. The environmental damage people do by not being just like me is astonishing. We should all live like Al Gore, the enviro crusader.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
keep 'em coming...this is another great idea....
I hate you.
Cats are evidence that evil exists...because cat haters are pure evil.
Using a paper bag to collect paper for recycling is pretty ironic.
One of the biggest disappointments in my life is that me and my entire family are allergic to cats, so I haven't been able to have one since I was 16 :(
But paper is not 100% recyclable...so it's waste.
I've never seen anyone check their dog shit at the supermarket.
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Everyone should own a reusable bag. I use my daypack all the time.
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This isn't about your home cleaning issues. It's about eliminating (ha ha)unneccessary environmentally harmful conveniences aka paper and plastic bags at the grocery store.
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Taking them out of the supermarket reduces the waste and the litter.
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Let's take a vote....how many people re-use those plastic bags?
Now, limiting the packaging of materials (including food) would have a far greater effect. How many of you re-use the box from your cereal?
This is not even a band-aid.
i'd say this is once again somebody whining about gov't for the sake of it ...
it's similar to the incandescent light bulb ... there is no reason why we should be using them moving forward ... the majority of these plastic bags go from store to landfill - the waste is ridiculous ... but most people are ignorant and don't care - walk your average city streets and there's garbage everywhere cuz people can't be bothered to find a receptacle and that's with a law against littering in place ...