Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, disposable utensils by 2030

Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by JoeAltmaier on Thursday February 22, 2018 @05:09PM (#16441948)

How about I use a plastic bag twice? Now you have to use the canvas one 400 times.

Its just a losing gambit. You know how many shopping bags we have around the house? Supposed to save energy, but once you have 4 or 5 of them, you're up to a lifetime supply of plastic bags. And I'm sure we're not the only once.

This 'issue' is eco-theatre, in my view.

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by dpark on Thursday February 22, 2018 @07:15PM (#16442914)

You don’t have to use the canvas one 200 times. It’s more like 130. And less if you use nylon or hemp or anything less energy costly than cotton. But yeah, if you want to reuse your throwaway bags, go ahead. It’s certainly a greener option than throwing them out.

It’s not “eco-theater” to want to reduce the ecological cost of bags, though. Not is it “eco-theater” to want to keep millions of plastic bags out of the oceans and rivers, or out of storm drains where they cause clogs, or out of bushes and trees where they are just ugly.

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by morsch on Thursday February 22, 2018 @05:46PM (#16442270)

I don't think people tend to use plastic bags twice. Instead they double bag.

And as I alluded to above, not all bags of the same material are made equal. The original British source has a range of 80-250g for cotton bags. The ones I use weigh in at less than 50g.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/life-cycle-assess...

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