Comments on: Twilight of the Plastic Bag Saga

By: Sam Sessa

Sam Sessa — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:27:00 +0000

@justin — Yes! Target bags are the best.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:22:14 +0000

Wait you don’t do that? I thought that was the cool thing to do this whole time! Shit!

By: ryan97ou

ryan97ou — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:44:54 +0000

my question is where are all these plastic bags coming from? it’s not like i unload my groceries into the fridge, and instantly run out into the street and say “F YOU BALTIMORE MUAHAHAHAH!” and throw all my bags into the air.

i would be willing to bet that a large portion come from the street waste baskets not being emptied.

just a guess.

By: Justin Kownacki

Justin Kownacki — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:03:09 +0000

I have nearly a dozen reusable shopping bags in my trunk, so in case I’m ever gripped by the urge to shop ’til I drop, I can drag it all home in cloth bags.

Except at Target, because their bags are the right size for my wastebasket. (I have my vices.)

One note: if you’re just running into 7-11 for one or two items, you probably don’t need a bag in the first place. If everyone who bagged their milk just carried it by the handle, we’d probably cut plastic bag usage down significantly.

By: baltimoregal

baltimoregal — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:57:18 +0000

I save my bags and give them to the homeless shelter downtown. Homeless people need them to carry their stuff around in and they do eventually break so they go through them pretty quickly.

And as I pointed out on Twitter, it bugs me to no end to see a woman put huge valu-packs of factory-farmed ground beef (on Styrofoam, wrapped in plastic) into cloth bags. The irony is paralyzing. Plastic grocery bags are re-usable, at least.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:14:00 +0000

Ah ha! Better yet, I’ll put one slice of cheese in each bag and NEVER have to pay a single cent extra! Take THAT

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:50:36 +0000

One other point – as i understand it, the law would exempt bags for meat and dairy.

So simply make sure when you go thru the checkout line at Safeway to put meat, cheese, eggs, or milk in each bag. No fees.

And how do you enforce such a tax? Bag Police at the door?