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They banned plastic grocery bags in my state to cut down on plastic waste... Now I have to buy more plastic "trash" bags to throw away...
I'm convinced that "Big Trash Bag" has been lobbying for these kinds of laws lol
I'm sure they do a little for the climate, but does nothing to tackle the actual big polluters (i.e. big corporations)
Really gotta wonder how America hasn't invented a corn-based, low-cost, durable polymer that breaks down in typical landfills.
I'm sure it has been. Just like a million other world changing inventions that have been captured/killed by the powers that be
Or just killed by reality. Just because it has been (hypothetically) invented doesn't mean that it's easy or even possible to manufacture at a large scale and/or at a reasonable price.
Sure thing bud. Just ask those people that have threatened industries like big oil with inventions in the past, if they've alive to tell it. Or even perhaps people like Nikola Tesla. Stay woke my lemming. Not all conspiracy theories are crazy
Any examples?
Sure. Like I just said Tesla. There are plenty more examples of companies trying to stop progress. Look what they're doing right now with EV and solar in the US. That's backed by big $ from lobbyist. Or if you wanna talk about the topic at hand, petrol companies have recently projected that in the next 20 years, over 95% of their profits from oil will be made from plastic products, such as grocery store bags and single use products. Hell, grocery stores profit majorly from single use plastics. In 2020 oil companies invested an additional $400 billion into upgrading plastic manufacturing. You can bet your ass that a large majority of that is going to lobby politicians, and manufacturers to follow the status quo, including blocking biodegradables, like corn based bags.
Nothing is stopping you from doing it
Seems like they need to make a wastebasket that fits the paper sacks?
Something like this would probably work well:
I'm in California and they did the same thing but we still get plastic bags. They're reusable and $0.10 each.
Our bill passed last October or something that will ban all plastic bags in California, including recycled bags, making it paper only for no more than $0.10. Takes effect January 1st
Damn I haven't heard about that yet. I think that's good news though, honestly we don't need these plastic bags. Even at $0.10 each I have a cabinet full of them. I use them as often as I remember to but I def have more than necessary. I already pay the same for plastic bottles, cans, etc... although I get my money back on those when I recycle, as you know. Paper bags just seem easy more sustainable.
For sure. It's definitely okay by me. I have a bunch saved up myself, and quite a few of the cheap reusables. But my go to bags are from IKEA in Burbank. They have a great selection of bags that fold down nicely, and are very portable. The ones I use the most were only like $5 a piece too.
I noticed that Walmart has started using the cheap shitty ones again. Haven't looked to see if they claim to be reusable but they're hardly durable enough for the first go.
I haven't been to Walmart in so long I can't actually recall. I know my local Bodega has shitty bags that they also charge for...
My stare does it too, but there's still plenty of other things that come in paper or plastic bags that I use for garbage i.e. takeout, etc that I've still got the same box of trash bags I bought like 8 years ago. Very rarely to I use an actual trash bag.