California Plastic Bag Ban Would Be First Of Its Kind In The Nation (Brea: real estate, buying)

[Bluesmama]

Originally Posted by genjy

Grocery stores only... you will still get free plastic bags at Target/Walmart, hardware stores, clothing stores, etc and so forth.

Walgreen's "offered" to sell me a bag for .25 cents. So did a couple of clothing stores in Santa Cruz.

I carried the items in my hands.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

...by special request:

a lunch box with a gun on it..........the horrors

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

a lunch box with a gun on it..........the horrors

Not if you were a little boy around in the early to mid-50s. Here's one of my favorites:

[NoMoreSnowForMe]

You'll probably remember this, then...

Daniel Boone was a man
He was a big man...

[JGC97]

If there's going to be a ban on grocery store plastic bags, then go after the manufacturing of plastic lawn and leaf, kitchen and bath, and any other plastic bags used around the house. Those take 10-20 years to decompose in landfills. Plastic bottles take 450 years.

If legislators really want to do something good, ban Styrofoam. It doesn't break down at all and is used for everything from food containers to egg cartons.

It would appear legislators are, once again, coming up short when looking at the big picture. They go after grocery store bags without seeing other plastics in a store are just as big a problem.

[Tulemutt]

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

If there's going to be a ban on grocery store plastic bags, then go after the manufacturing of plastic lawn and leaf, kitchen and bath, and any other plastic bags used around the house. Those take 10-20 years to decompose in landfills. Plastic bottles take 450 years.

If legislators really want to do something good, ban Styrofoam. It doesn't break down at all and is used for everything from food containers to egg cartons.

It would appear legislators are, once again, coming up short when looking at the big picture. They go after grocery store bags without seeing other plastics in a store are just as big a problem.

Roger that, Mars. And if I ever see a ban bill on the horizon for those other nasty things I'm gonna move my investments from gold stocks to metal lunch box manufacturing

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by Tulemutt

Roger that, Mars. And if I ever see a ban bill on the horizon for those other nasty things I'm gonna move my investments from gold stocks to metal lunch box manufacturing

Not a darned thing wrong with metal lunchboxes or brown paper bags. Not only that, cloth grocery bags are the only way to go. I made six of them a few years ago and they are fantastic. They go into the washer and then back into the car for the next time they're needed.

No need to worry about your investments. You'll find something else that's profitable. I hear those porn stocks are doing pretty well. j/k

[thelopez2]

I figured it was just another consumption tax, like the CA redemption value on containers.

[randomparent]

Originally Posted by BeauCharles

What do you use to line your kitchen trash can? Do you use a lid or straw on your to go drinks? Do you use bottle water? Packaged foods of any kind (they almost all have plastic liners or bags)? You can't totally eliminate the use of plastic - just dispose of or recycle it correctly. As someone said this a something of a "feel good" law more than anything.

Although I no longer live in California, I'll chime in as a former resident.

I do not line my kitchen trash can, because our household has been working very diligently for several years toward minimal waste, so there's no need for it. The kitchen receptacle is used to collect food trimmings and is emptied and rinsed out directly into the compost pile in the side yard. The small amount of clean, dry landfill waste we do produce goes into a lidded can in the garage and is picked up once a month. Brown waste goes into the compost pile. Lawn trimmings are left in place. Recycling is picked up bi-weekly.

Reusable containers and bags have replaced disposable versions at the grocery store. If you'd like to see what that looks like, click on my username, and you'll see a photo of a typical grocery haul. We do not use paper towels, napkins, or other disposable paper products.

Cleaning reusables is just part of our household routine. Jars go in the dishwasher when empty with the rest of the dishes. Reusable grocery & mesh produce bags go in the laundry with the kitchen towels between every shopping trip. The cloth liners for my grocery baskets are also laundered weekly.

When we eat out, we eat at restaurants that use real china and flatware. We pack our lunches using bento boxes. To-go cups have been replaced with stainless steel Klean Kanteens, and we fill them at home and drink only water from them. I do have a reusable insulated cup for trips to our local coffee house, but mostly I prepare loose tea bought from a bulk container, using a stainless steel strainer.

Anyway, that's what we do. It was a big transition in the beginning, but now our family is on auto-pilot. We don't even think about it any longer, and we certainly don't miss dragging a heavy, smelly can of garbage to the curb every Monday morning.

Originally Posted by Ace_TX

you ban plastic bags then what do people carry their lunch in

There are lots of options. While I love the Roy Rogers lunchbox posted earlier, lots of Asian markets carry plain Bento boxes that aren't quite as juvenile-looking. They seal tightly and are available in metal and dishwasher-safe plastic. As an alternative, my husband uses a Ziploc square container for sandwiches. Other shapes accommodate wet sides. Fruits like apples and oranges need no container at all.

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by NoMoreSnowForMe

You'll probably remember this, then...

Daniel Boone was a man
He was a big man...

I do. And he bore a striking resemblance to Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) who was a mere 6'6".