On Mar 20, 9:29*am, 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.

I've never used the canvas style as they don't stand up well, and do
require washing if they get anything leaky in them. But I do have a
few stiff plastic type bags that stand up like a paper bag. And if
they get a leaky item, they can be washed in the sink with a quick
spray of soap and water. The only downside is that I don't always have
a plastic grocery bag handy to scoop the kitty litter.