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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by Wowfunhappy on Sunday February 04, 2024 @12:19PM (#39252180)
For some reason, a lot of retailers around me in New York seem to only sell the "reusable" bags, with no option for paper. I don't know why, it's very annoying.

My other problem is I can't reuse paper bags as trash bags (because even a tiny amount of liquid will leak through). So now I have to buy plastic trash bags, which sucks because I do in fact care about the environment.

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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by matthewdgreen on Sunday February 04, 2024 @12:26PM (#39252266)
As far as I can tell, that's a retailer decision and not something mandated by the state or city.

But the real problem with single-use plastic bags is that they blow out of dumpsters and landfills. They're incredibly bad for the environment, in ways that re-usable bags and even larger trash bags are not.

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