Current Events > Japanese company invents plastic bag that biodegrades in the ocean.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Apparently over 90% of the bag will naturally biodegrade from ocean bacteria within six months. They could be certified as the first plastic bags that break down in water.
(Only downside is they cost 7x more than standard shitty bags.)

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200122_34/

Sounds promising tbh. I remember a few years ago, my wife and I were vendors at festival and we bought compostable plastic cups. But they started breaking down and melting by the end of the day, from the summer heat lol. Stuff like this sounds more realistic for a consumer setting.

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cool

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Eh sounds cool and all but I'm skeptical that these will actually be worth using.

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LostForest posted...

(Only downside is they cost 7x more than standard shitty bags.)

rip

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they started enforcing the no plastic bag rule this year (think california was behind the initiative). have to pay 5 cents for each paper bag they're very unreliable in wet weather and in carrying setting if plan to walk home with one.

better off buying a tote for 1-3$.
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Yeah, I've been using reusable shopping bags for like 8 years now, but they just started enforcing the ban here in New York last year. I honestly prefer the tote bags, because they're stronger and bigger. I just keep a stock of them in the car at all times.

But people like to bitch and moan about how they need to spend $6 to invest in bags, despite the fact every sporting event/concert/festival/other public events always have some vendor giving them out for free, for like the past 20 years. If that ain't a first world prob, I don't know what is lol.

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Nobel prize
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Those tote bags are hella nice. Like it's just much more useful due to it being stronger and easier to carry a lot of groceries in
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LostForest posted...

they cost 7x more

won't catch on, unfortunately

kingdrake2 posted...

they started enforcing the no plastic bag rule this year (think california was behind the initiative). have to pay 5 cents for each paper bag they're very unreliable in wet weather and in carrying setting if plan to walk home with one.

better off buying a tote for 1-3$.

You're lucky. Here in Hawaii we've had no plastic bags for a while and we're charged 15 cents per paper bag. What's worse is that they're about to do away with paper bags too, as well as styrofoam take out trays and plastic utensils :<

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Does it biodegrade in the rain?

YugiNoob posted...

You're lucky. Here in Hawaii we've had no plastic bags for a while and we're charged 15 cents per paper bag. What's worse is that they're about to do away with paper bags too, as well as styrofoam take out trays and plastic utensils :<

Buy reusable bags.

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LostForest posted...

Buy reusable bags.

this

there is no excuse to not bring your own bags these days

been doing it for 20 fucking years, bro.
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LostForest posted...

(Only downside is they cost 7x more than standard shitty bags.)

Lol

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What happens to the other ten percent?

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Looks like my plastic bag smuggling days are over.

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Can you buy reusable shopping bags in bulk?

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Solid Sonic posted...

Can you buy reusable shopping bags in bulk?

Here's a 10-pack for $20.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7JCD6J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_hvWkEbV58DT53

Or you can buy them at basically any grocery store. I've only bought a few ever, cuz I get so many for free from random events. Like I said, companies are always giving them away at festivals, concerts, sport games, etc... The only times I actually paid money it was for a specific one I wanted, like a Zelda bag or one with penguins on it at an aquarium.

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emblem boy posted...

Those tote bags are hella nice. Like it's just much more useful due to it being stronger and easier to carry a lot of groceries in

I have a bag of tote bags in my trunk, and forget to bring it into the store everytime
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GoodOlJr posted...

I have a bag of tote bags in my trunk, and forget to bring it into the store everytime

So keep them in your backseat.

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LostForest posted...

So keep them in your backseat.

Damn man, thats where I keep old monster cans and my wifes crap
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LostForest posted...

Yeah, I've been using reusable shopping bags for like 8 years now, but they just started enforcing the ban here in New York last year. I honestly prefer the tote bags, because they're stronger and bigger. I just keep a stock of them in the car at all times.

But people like to bitch and moan about how they need to spend $6 to invest in bags, despite the fact every sporting event/concert/festival/other public events always have some vendor giving them out for free, for like the past 20 years. If that ain't a first world prob, I don't know what is lol.

I got no issue with the price of bags, the issue is me in that i will def forget my bags every time

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Boomers got houses cars, were allowed to smoke, they could waste all theyre money like idiots and still have all the shit they want

Im a nazi for liking plastic straws

Feels bad man
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Rika_Furude posted...

I got no issue with the price of bags, the issue is me in that i will def forget my bags every time

I got a car full of the damned things, yet only remember that fact when I'm already in the checkout line.

spudger posted...

this

there is no excuse to not bring your own bags these days

been doing it for 20 fucking years, bro.

Uh yes there is. Some people need to carry other stuff home from work too you know.

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I thought plastic bags are not the biggest problem. Its the packaging in our products.

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spudger posted...

this

there is no excuse to not bring your own bags these days

been doing it for 20 fucking years, bro.

My excuse is that I want fucking garbage bags. Dont be trying to push your hippie shit on me bro

And wtf is with this thing quoting like 5 times

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Cobra1010 posted...

I thought plastic bags are not the biggest problem. Its the packaging in our products.

Plastic bags can be blamed on consumers

Asking corporations to do something is a bigger ask lol... then once they actually do it, theyll just riase the prices... for consumers
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on a somewhat related note, I got a package a few days ago where the weird foam things inside it (like to prevent damage from shaking or throwing or whatever) were meant to be dissolved in water instead of thrown out. I stuck a few in a cup of water and they actually disappear pretty fast

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kirbymuncher posted...

on a somewhat related note, I got a package a few days ago where the weird foam things inside it (like to prevent damage from shaking or throwing or whatever) were meant to be dissolved in water instead of thrown out. I stuck a few in a cup of water and they actually disappear pretty fast

Oh yeah! Those have been around for a while. I think they're made of potato starch or something. They're really fucking cool.

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Took us long enough.
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What's stopping a turtle from eating it and starving to death within those 6 months though?

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CountDog posted...

What happens to the other ten percent?

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LostForest posted...

Oh yeah! Those have been around for a while. I think they're made of potato starch or something. They're really fucking cool.

So now every time I order off amazon I get a free side of chips?


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YugiNoob posted...

You're lucky. Here in Hawaii we've had no plastic bags for a while and we're charged 15 cents per paper bag. What's worse is that they're about to do away with paper bags too, as well as styrofoam take out trays and plastic utensils :<

State ban.
If you're military (Federal), they still give plastic bags when you check out at the Commissary. I hoard them for personal use.

AlisLandale posted...

So now every time I order off amazon I get a free side of chips?

I think my brother in law ate one once and he lived to tell the tale lol.

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