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LeftInTX

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19. Texas Supreme Court ruled that bag bans are unconstitutional

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 01:43 PM

Jul 2018

Yes, this state is soooo backward.....

I volunteer for campaigns and have a collection of corrugated plastic campaign signs. After an election, I can't get rid of them. They aren't recyclable. (Don't think corrugated plastic is recyclable anywhere)

I was told that shooting ranges will take them for target practice. I can't bring myself to do that.

Corrugated plastic signs are ubiquitous. Not only are they used by campaigns, they are used by realtors etc.

I bought some lip balm last night and the stuff was encased in so much plastic, that it required heavy duty scissors. Aquaphor lip balm comes in card board, but this was Neosporin lip balm. (BTW once the lip balm is used their plastic containers can't be recycled).

Same goes for all lipstick.

I hate all the plastic packaging.

Ironically, the flimsy plastic shopping bags are biodegradable.

I say this as I type on my plastic keyboard.

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More Recycling Won't Solve Plastic Pollution [View all] Sophia4 Jul 2018 OP

Washington State has several municipalities than have banned, or are in the process of banning, Aristus Jul 2018 #1

Good. I'm always shocked when I go to see family in other states that they don't yet Sophia4 Jul 2018 #2

Every once in a while, I hear this piece of idiocy from the anti-environment types: Aristus Jul 2018 #4

There are other benefits, though... jmowreader Jul 2018 #7

Right. And the cloth bags can be fun or even beautiful too. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #24

Texas Supreme Court ruled that bag bans are unconstitutional LeftInTX Jul 2018 #19

Good points. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #25

Corrugated plastic is polypropylene. It's Plastic No. 5. jmowreader Jul 2018 #27

The printing is embedded - no sheet LeftInTX Jul 2018 #29

Then reuse them! jmowreader Jul 2018 #30

Biodegradable plastic made from hemp could have solved this problem decades ago. SamKnause Jul 2018 #3

I bought metal straws at Amazon and I ask for NO straw if I go through a drive though window Maraya1969 Jul 2018 #5

You can get straw brushes too for cleaning them. nolabear Jul 2018 #8

I just bought metal straws on Amazon crazycatlady Jul 2018 #14

Thank you! (Prepare for hysterical rant.) Lulu KC Jul 2018 #6

More on my banana/plastic tangent Lulu KC Jul 2018 #10

+1. yonder Jul 2018 #13

I hate it when they wrap produce in tight plastic...it is always the organic stuff.... LeftInTX Jul 2018 #22

Meanwhile, next door in Idaho: yonder Jul 2018 #9

My head is exploding n/t Lulu KC Jul 2018 #11

Texas has a similar law LeftInTX Jul 2018 #23

People want speedy convenience, but there's a lot of built in behaviors procon Jul 2018 #12

I was raided BEFORE plastic-------everything was paper,cellophane,wood,metal, and my virgogal Jul 2018 #15

Sorry that you were raided.... LeftInTX Jul 2018 #21

Sigh---I even thought that I checked it out. virgogal Jul 2018 #28

we have comingled recycle....from what i understand...it is just dumped in a landfil not because dembotoz Jul 2018 #16

Not Here ProfessorGAC Jul 2018 #31

Evolution will help Loki Liesmith Jul 2018 #17

We have re-usable bags that are twenty years old csziggy Jul 2018 #18

Thanks. Terrific idea. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #26

It drives me nuts when I see people put their bananas in a plastic sack. LeftInTX Jul 2018 #20