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daredtowork

(3,732 posts)

14. I hate to be taking this position

Reply to petronius (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 02:42 PM

Aug 2014

But people on welfare depend a lot on "freebies" they get in passing and multi-use items. As it turns out, plastic bags have a LOT of uses!

I really missed plastic bags from the grocery store over the last couple of years because I did not have a direct cash income for larger garbage bags.

I do try to separate my garbage and compost, and I'm conscious of the coming global warming apocalypse. I just wish someone realized that people without a direct cash income still need plastic bags for stuff, lol.

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California plastic bag ban heads to Jerry Brown [View all] petronius Aug 2014 OP

That sucks tularetom Aug 2014 #1

How did you do it before there were plastic bags? CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #3

I never had 3 indoor cats before there were plastic bags tularetom Aug 2014 #8

Stores like Smart and Final enlightenment Aug 2014 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author meti57b Sep 2014 #19

I scoop it out and flush it down the toilet. What's the difference Cleita Aug 2014 #6

That's what I do too tularetom Aug 2014 #11

Oh no I wouldn't put the clumping stuff in the loo either. Cleita Aug 2014 #12

I compost my dog's poo in a deep pit in the yard. roody Sep 2014 #17

Supposedly, it is against fish and game laws in California, to flush cat poop.... meti57b Sep 2014 #20

Mine goes into a septic tank so the sewers are quite safe. n/t Cleita Sep 2014 #21

We worried a bit about that when our county went bag-free, but it turned out petronius Aug 2014 #7

They still sell small bags for poop-scooping, etc Merlot Sep 2014 #18

Some stores seem almost hostile at the possibilty procon Aug 2014 #2

My store reimburses us when we bring our own bags. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #4

Yup. Sprouts Market gives you a 5 cent credit per bag you bring. nt SunSeeker Aug 2014 #10

It won't bother me. I already use reusable bags, and have been for years. BlueCaliDem Aug 2014 #5

If they're going Jamaal510 Aug 2014 #13

I hate to be taking this position daredtowork Aug 2014 #14

Good, common sense call. pinto Aug 2014 #15

We already have it in Mendocino County, roody Sep 2014 #16

Jerry Brown signs phase-out of single-use plastic bags antiquie Sep 2014 #22