'Paper or plastic?' will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores

[lechmich]

I bring a suitcase. That keeps those fuckers on their toes

 

[BeHappy⚕️]

I bring a suitcase. That keeps those fuckers on their toes

Something quite monty python about that 😅

 

[mrln]

Yea we do and some people use them but not many. The plastic bags they made thicker and started charging 10c for them but it turns out almost no one was reusing them. I do but as it says in the article the average time before throwing these thicker bags out was only hours. Another case of a law having unintended consequences and backfiring. That’s an old story as you know.


I don’t get it, write better. Wangy, you have the brains of an earthworm and the charm of Harvey Weinstein, you might want to work on that…


I am biased because I love the Marijauana plant so I am with you on more hemp products. I don’t think the retail industry switched to plastic for environmental reason, plastic bags are just more durable. I remember when I was a kid my grandma would get paper bags and they would tear and just inferior bags.

As far as “saving the trees”. I think that’s dumb because the higher demand for paper the more trees will be grown. Also, maybe you know the statistic, but there are more trees now in North America then some centuries ago or something like that.


You’re not gonna admit you didn’t read the article. Yes they can bring totes but most people don’t want to be bothered to do that apparently.

the paper bags were purposely made inferior so plastic could seem the better option. plastic bags are just as inferior. have you noticed the poland spring bottles in the past few yrs,are made thinner than prior yrs? and paper bags are now being made more durable? (i guess depending which store you go to). and yes the industry went to plastic for environmental reasons,which was to help with the tree population.

 

[Super Kirbo]

Yahoo News excerpt:
‘Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of "paper or plastic" in checkout lanes.

“Instead of being asked do you want paper or plastic at checkout, consumers will simply be asked if they want a paper bag,” said state Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas). “This easy change eliminates plastic bags from the point of sale and helps California significantly reduce the plastic waste that is contaminating our environment and waters.”

Blakespear and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) had introduced identical legislation — Assembly Bill 2236 and Senate Bill 1053 — that sought to close the loophole that allows grocery stores to offer "reusable" plastic bags at the checkout line for a small fee. The legislation was approved Wednesday and now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk for signing.

Earlier this year, the consumer advocacy group CALPIRG released a report showing that 157,385 tons of plastic bag waste was discarded in California in 2014, and that by 2021, the tonnage of discarded plastic bags had skyrocketed to 231,072 — a 47% jump. Even accounting for an increase in population, the number rose from 4.08 tons per 1,000 people in 2014 to 5.89 tons per 1,000 people in 2021.

The reason for the increase, experts say, is that a 2014 law that aimed to ban plastic bag use allowed grocers to offer customers thick, heavier plastic bags that could theoretically be reused after purchase. In reality, however, those bags found little use after customers unloaded their groceries at home.

"So on average, people use a plastic bag for 12 minutes to take their groceries home, and then it remains in our environment for hundreds of years, breaking down into microplastics and polluting our soils and our waterways and our own human body," Blakespear said at a news conference this week.’

Full Article:'Paper or plastic?' will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores

What are niggers going to use for toilets now ?

 

[Tinkle_Star]

Here in NJ, plastic bags are banned in all stores not just grocery stores…and plastic straws are banned here as well…

 

[Sabu]

Here in NJ, plastic bags are banned in all stores not just grocery stores…and plastic straws are banned here as well…

I'm actually surprised that hasn't officially happened in my state of California. They do paper and plastic bags still but you have to pay for em. Certain bars I worked at stopped with the plastic straws on their own accord and it's hilarious watching one of the bartenders make a hot drink and then placing a straw in it as the motherfucker dissolves right away.

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

the paper bags were purposely made inferior so plastic could seem the better option. plastic bags are just as inferior. have you noticed the poland spring bottles in the past few yrs,are made thinner than prior yrs? and paper bags are now being made more durable? (i guess depending which store you go to). and yes the industry went to plastic for environmental reasons,which was to help with the tree population.

Yea but the tree population was fine. Also the more paper the more trees that are planted. Just like the more beef eaten the more cows will be breed

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

What are niggers going to use for toilets now ?

 

[Super Kirbo]

Carm down libtard go dye your hair purple faggot

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

Carm down libtard go dye your hair purple faggot

Go rub icy hot on your ball sack trumpie drag queen obsessed freak.

 

[Super Kirbo]

Go rub icy hot on your ball sack trumpie drag queen obsessed freak.

You are the one who wants drag queens in the classroom you flaming homosexual!

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

You are the one who wants drag queens in the classroom you flaming homosexual!

No I don’t mind drag queen story hour. I want teachers in classrooms.

 

[mrln]

Yea but the tree population was fine. Also the more paper the more trees that are planted. Just like the more beef eaten the more cows will be breed

the tree pop was always fine. it was the beginning of the "go green" agenda. which backfired,ultimately. trees are also engineeredly grown now just the same. the lumber ive been using before china virus has been shitty. ive noticed thru the yrs.
and the cow thing.. theres engineered beef. plant based beef. and killing of cows,because their farts. (again with the bullshit green agenda).

 

[hedgerow]

No I don’t mind drag queen story hour.

just shut-up...you have no children and seem to prefer the degenerate lifestyle

 

[mrln]

just shut-up...you have no children and seem to prefer the degenerate lifestyle

your thinking of putting a plastic bag over his head at this point

hey remember this guy?

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

the tree pop was always fine. it was the beginning of the "go green" agenda. which backfired,ultimately. trees are also engineeredly grown now just the same. the lumber ive been using before china virus has been shitty. ive noticed thru the yrs.
and the cow thing.. theres engineered beef. plant based beef. and killing of cows,because their farts. (again with the bullshit green agenda).

Well I must first ask what do you mean by bullshit green agenda? The earth is changing and we want to move to towards better energy option right? I think nuclear.

 

[Christopher Hitchens]

your thinking of putting a plastic bag over his head at this point

hey remember this guy?
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[mrln]

Well I must first ask what do you mean by bullshit green agenda? The earth is changing and we want to move to towards better energy option right? I think nuclear.

earth is changing. yes. always has and always will. whats happening "at record" pace is bullshit. we were "supposed to have an ice age in 10 years" that was the 70's. in the 80's "the oil is supposed to run out in 10 years". and you know what the govt did? raised taxes or came up with a new one. all in the name of their "green agenda". now biden wanted to make it mandatory that by 2030 all vehicles to be sold will be all electric? yea he can suck a cock.
our electrical infrastructure (our infrastructure as a whole really) fucking sucks! its rated at like a C- overall. texas couldnt handle the air conditioner usage them few yrs ago. remember? and supposedly they have their own elec grid! say canada was to cut back on giving power to northern parts of the u.s. hows that gunna work out for ev's? thats why i say its all bullshit. because in the end,its all a fucking money grab by the greedy govt. uncle scam!