tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post1191201704652280937..comments2023-10-28T08:04:25.241-05:00Comments on Long Live the Public Schools!: Ireland taxes plastic shopping bags -- when will we?Village Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-7705553583506610972008-03-16T14:36:00.000-05:002008-03-16T14:36:00.000-05:00Stoop -- do you use cloth shopping bags or do you ...Stoop -- do you use cloth shopping bags or do you mindlessly collect hundreds of plastic bags that are given to you before you can say -- hold on there, I brought my own?<BR/><BR/>Plastic bags are a blight upon the landscape and they do harm to some species, such as turtles as described <A HREF="http://www.topp.org/blog/did_missing_turtles_eat_plastic_bags" REL="nofollow">here</A>Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-734883585227703602008-03-16T14:22:00.000-05:002008-03-16T14:22:00.000-05:00"while I calmly commented that plastic bags were h..."while I calmly commented that plastic bags were harmful to the environment.<BR/> I want Akron to be a plastic bag free zone. ... What do you think?"<BR/><BR/>I think just what you would think I'd think. And guess what? It turns out I'm right.<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2hsy8vAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-23848310260693982922008-02-09T17:43:00.000-05:002008-02-09T17:43:00.000-05:00The best way to eliminate plastic bags is to convi...The best way to eliminate plastic bags is to convince the retailers that it is an uneccessary expense.<BR/>That seems to be the way it worked here in France. First, there was a grass roots movement to educate people about the wastefulness of bags and then one by one, the major stores stopped offering them..<BR/>You can buy a multi use bag at the checkout counter. I have bags I bought 2 years ago which I take shopping with me.<BR/>Of course, plastic and paper bags here are rather new anyway....<BR/>It's only been a 2 decades since every one had straw carry alls and net bags for shopping.<BR/>It's only been 2 decades since the idea of once a week shopping really took over the country side.<BR/>Most people shopped daily for the food they were going to prepare that day.microdothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564820031343630871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-71520883597583565372008-02-05T21:03:00.000-05:002008-02-05T21:03:00.000-05:00Terra, you are undoubtedly correct to not push the...Terra, you are undoubtedly correct to not push the tax on plastic bags -- that would be the best way to kill the idea -- since folks around here are so anti-tax no matter what the purpose. (I will be voting for the Metro bus tax -- we have to maintain public transportation.)<BR/><BR/>There are other ways to get rid of plastic bags, but so far the general populace in this area continues to allow their stuff to be bagged without questioning it.Village Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10299021164466991478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-12845538787226120202008-02-05T20:32:00.000-05:002008-02-05T20:32:00.000-05:00Wonderful!I was at PetsMart a few weeks ago, getti...Wonderful!<BR/><BR/>I was at PetsMart a few weeks ago, getting big dog food, which doesn't need a bag. I also picked up a $.59 cat food can lid. It's about the size of the palm of my hand. The girl put it in a bag! I said, laughingly, I don't need a bag for that. I think she bundled up the non-used bag and put it in her trash. It disappeared under the counter anyway. Instead of instinctively putting stuff in bags, the cashiers should ask "do you really need a bag for that?".<BR/><BR/>I'm with you on the letter writing. Though I don't want Akron's bags taxed until I'm not required to use bags for recycling. I've looked into it a little, and Summit County has 5 cities with 5 different recycling requirements. More to come on that topic. It's frustrating. They're forcing us to be less progressive than Ireland and China.<BR/><BR/>Dana, I just checked out those baggy shirts. Awesome!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-35269503260597104092008-02-05T01:34:00.000-05:002008-02-05T01:34:00.000-05:00Well we outlawed plastic bags in large supermarket...Well we outlawed plastic bags in large supermarkets here in San Francisco (yeah) but now consumers are using WAY too many paper bags which take 4 times the amount of energy to make than a plastic bag not to mention they use paper a precious resource from trees. <BR/><BR/>If you are in the market for a great and truly green reusable bag check out Hero Bags from San Francisco www.herobags.com they have a recycled cotton bag which is made out of 80% recycled fabric and 20% plastic bottles and made in the USA.Susanne Madduxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582666355579305376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029962.post-41757342295580089412008-02-03T15:59:00.000-05:002008-02-03T15:59:00.000-05:00There are wonderful alternatives to plastic bags a...There are wonderful alternatives to plastic bags all over the place! Check out www.baggy-shirts.com for reusable bags made from recycled men's shirts! They are made in the US, and the artisans who make them work from home and are paid a decent wage. Very Green!Dana Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271796882073918518noreply@blogger.com