On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:29:24 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:26:05 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>On 2010-03-20, gloria.p > wrote:
>>>
>>> I just saw this in a newspaper:
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yg6alyk
>>>
>>> Any suggestions/solutions?
>>
>>When any good idea comes along, can the alarmists be far behind?
>>
>>Ummm...yeah. Using reusable grocery bags to store rotting road kill,
>>then emptying them long enough to shop for bulk granola or fresh
>>peaches, is probably not such a good idea. Like my late FIL used to
>>say, "Gotta be smarter than the tool".
>
> Modern disposable shopping bags (paper and plastic) are "greener than
> reusables".... disposables consume far less energy to manufacture, can
> actually be reused many times and for many purposes, and are highly
> biodegradable. Laundering bags creates far more pollution and
> consumes far more energy than disposables.

#2 plastic bags are 'highly biodegradable'? you get stupider every day.

blake