Poll of the Day > Where i come from, Plastic Bags are BANNED. Are they banned where you are???

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you might think it's a hassle to bring your own bag to shop with you but the real truth is, plastic bags are bad for the environment and when they go to the landfill, they just sit there and fill up quickly since there's no use for them...so that's why people are asked to bring re-usable bags with them or stores change to paper bags but with a small fee....

are plastic bags banned where you're from?

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They have been banned in Hawai'i for decades, and I think that's a good idea.
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No. I use plastic grocery bags that I am given when buying groceries as garbage bags. If I didn't receive plastic bags, then I would have to buy garbage bags. Either way, plastic is going in the landfill, but the second option is costing me money.
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They recently got banned here in Victoria (Australia).
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They are not where I am. And I'm fine with that. I actually re-use mine, though. Same with my family. I do have a reusable bag that I use at a specific store, but I'm fine with plastic.
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can they also ban your internet access
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No, the recent law change made it illegal for stores to just hand them out, requiring a minimal amount to be charged for them.
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No, thankfully. I have a bunch of reusable bags, but I always get a few plastic bags when grocery shopping, too.

We use them for cat litter. If plastic shopping bags were banned, we'd still be using plastic bags. Only difference is now we'd be paying for them.

I use plastic bags in trash cans, for bagging up smelly stuff like cat litter, etc. I'm glad they're not banned.
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Tails 64 posted...

I use plastic bags in trash cans, for bagging up smelly stuff like cat litter, etc. I'm glad they're not banned.

Right, we use them for trash bin liners, too. Forgot about that.

Full Throttle posted...

you might think it's a hassle to bring your own bag to shop with you but the real truth is, plastic bags are bad for the environment and when they go to the landfill, they just sit there and fill up quickly since there's no use for them...so that's why people are asked to bring re-usable bags with them or stores change to paper bags but with a small fee....

1) They're not actually that bad, considering how much landfill space that's available.

2) You could just switch them with paperbags.

3) Reusable bags are inconvenient for any number of reasons and their only real use is so that people can feel like matyrs. It's true. The real truth.
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Glad we haven't had too much problems with them. We use some for trash and recycle the excess bags.
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Not only are they banned, but they then have the nerve to charge extra for inferior paper bags that can't hold as much and tear more easily.

Grendel posted...

Not only are they banned, but they then have the nerve to charge extra for inferior paper bags that can't hold as much and tear more easily.

Especially when it rains...
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Zeus posted...

Full Throttle posted...

you might think it's a hassle to bring your own bag to shop with you but the real truth is, plastic bags are bad for the environment and when they go to the landfill, they just sit there and fill up quickly since there's no use for them...so that's why people are asked to bring re-usable bags with them or stores change to paper bags but with a small fee....

1) They're not actually that bad, considering how much landfill space that's available.

2) You could just switch them with paperbags.

3) Reusable bags are inconvenient for any number of reasons and their only real use is so that people can feel like matyrs. It's true. The real truth.

The problem is, the stores here charge you if you want any kind of bag now, even paper.
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Zeus posted...

Full Throttle posted...

you might think it's a hassle to bring your own bag to shop with you but the real truth is, plastic bags are bad for the environment and when they go to the landfill, they just sit there and fill up quickly since there's no use for them...so that's why people are asked to bring re-usable bags with them or stores change to paper bags but with a small fee....

1) They're not actually that bad, considering how much landfill space that's available.

2) You could just switch them with paperbags.

3) Reusable bags are inconvenient for any number of reasons and their only real use is so that people can feel like matyrs. It's true. The real truth.

Are ya a propaganda bot? All ya do is post obstinate shit.
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Nope and I don't see why they should be. Apparently we are/have got rid of plastic straws though in some fast food joints.
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At first I thought having to bring reusable bags would be an absolutely stupid nightmare, but since I got used to it it's really not that bad. It feels weird as hell to see plastic bags at the grocery store when we're far from home.
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mixed feelings about plastic bags. on the one hand they are good for garbage disposal, even the cheap store ones that cost a few cents per bag. on the other hand banning them does nothing to solve how much people overconsume, if people didnt waste so much stuff in general we wouldnt have to have so many landfills/pollution = less problem with plastic bags. look on youtube, people break TVs and phones and gaming consoles for views and fun. one intentionally destroyed TV probably has more waste mass than a lifetime's worth of plastic bags from groceries.
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gguirao posted...

They have been banned in Hawai'i for decades, and I think that's a good idea.

A quick google search says it happened in 2015, not decades ago.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/01/hawaii-plastic-bag-ban_n_7702382.html
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Our great grandchildren are going to shame us so hard in school.

They'll put us right alongside the civil rights abusers and call us the plastic sinners or something.

wwinterj25 posted...

Nope and I don't see why they should be. Apparently we are/have got rid of plastic straws though in some fast food joints.

Seems worthless for Starbucks to get rid of plastic straws when they use plastic cups.
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Fierce_Deity_08 posted...

Seems worthless for Starbucks to get rid of plastic straws when they use plastic cups.

Just a matter of time before they attach to Coffee machine directly to your brain. All wireless of course.
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NeoSioType posted...

Our great grandchildren are going to shame us so hard in school.

They'll put us right alongside the civil rights abusers and call us the plastic sinners or something.

Prolly right.
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Just make a 3D printer that's fed on the damned things, and the problem solves itself.

You have to reuse a reusable bag 52 times before it evens out to one plastic bag, assuming you don't use the plastic bag for some other use.

Those bags will Rip, Tear, and get covered in chicken blood before you use them 52 times.

Note: my info might be outdated the only study i can find and read is from 2007
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/291023/scho0711buan-e-e.pdf

Theirs a recent study from Denmark but I can't read it so I'm going to trust that the article i found it in is translating it correctly

Study: https://www2.mst.dk/Udgiv/publications/2018/02/978-87-93614-73-4.pdf?
Article: https://earther.com/are-reusable-bags-really-better-for-the-planet-1826567287
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No but they cost 5p.
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I've used my bags hundreds of times and they're fine. Buy decent bags. :P
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