On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:13:12 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:28:58 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>>Plastic does not biodegrade at all, they photodegrade and when they do they
>>release toxic compounds. Plastics are made from oil.
>
> Not true. "plastic" does not necessarilly mean petrochemical... I
> strongly suggest you consult a dictionary... maybe you'd be so kind as
> to share your dictionary with our low IQ resident mick... vocabulary
> is obviously not his forte, I don't think he has a forte.

every grocery plastic bag i've seen is #2 recyclable plastic, which is
*not* 'highly biodegradable.' if you can back that up, do so.

i'll leave whether or not you're a low i.q. yid as an exercise for the
reader.

blake