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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by JulianMorrison on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:03PM (#26208883)
The solution, bags-wise, is reusable bags. I carry around several of the convenient, pack-into-a-ball variety. They're plastic, but they'll last me many many uses. When they eventually wear out, they should probably be incinerated. But in the meantime, I'm using plastic's advantage, it's long life, in my favour - rather than having it haunt me as waste.
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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by Semaphor on Saturday February 20, 2021 @09:40PM (#26210341)
Cloth bags are even better. I can put them into the washing machine if they are dirty, they can be easily stored and so far (I have and use some of both types that are over 10 years old) none of them degraded.
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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by madacol on Sunday February 21, 2021 @03:29PM (#26216860)
Will you reuse it a thousand times?. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/grocery-bag-environmental...
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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by Semaphor on Monday February 22, 2021 @06:57AM (#26223493)
Interesting link (even though they kinda fucked up their description, luckily the source is linked), thanks. I obviously will not, but then I can get neither the plastic nor the cloth bags anymore, only unbleached paper.
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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by KozmoNau7 on Sunday February 21, 2021 @10:19AM (#26214049)
The newest of the two canvas shopping bags I use is over 10 years old, the other I inherited from my grandpa, that one may be older than I am.

Both are good sturdy canvas and can easily be patched and repaired by anyone with basic sewing skills, some thread and a scrap of additional fabric.

Between those two bags and a military surplus canvas shoulder bag, I can take care of 99% of my shopping on foot or by bicycle (baskets and panniers are wonderful inventions), and I haven't had to buy a plastic bag in years.

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