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Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic' by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:12PM (#40795766)
> because the 10 cent bags are thicker (they can't be designed for "single use", so they have to be thick enough to be "reusable"), the amount of plastic bag waste in landfills has actually risen

In New Jersey the problem was grocery delivery companies. Like, yes, if I have a constant stream of any packaging I’m going to dispose of it.

In California, stores giving away free bags seems to have compounded the problem. Banning single-use plastic bags and adding a bag tax seems like the way to go.

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Re:Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic' by happyopossum on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @07:25PM (#40922335)
>In California, stores giving away free bags seems to have compounded the problem. Banning single-use plastic bags and adding a bag tax seems like the way to go.

That's what California did, and it failed. Nobody is "giving away free bags"...

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