On 3/24/2017 3:58 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Fri 24 Mar 2017 02:50:45p, Dave Smith told us...
>
>> On 2017-03-24 3:33 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> One not so perfect solution is reusable bags. Periodically the
>>> store really promote the use of them.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Indeed. They are not the perfect solution because they have a
>> limited life and they too will end up in the landfill and take
>> just as long to decompose. I am not sure how far ahead we are
>> using them. You have to consider the amount of long lasting
>> material there is in one reusable bag compared to the number of
>> bags it replaces. One benefit of the reusable bags is that you can
>> get 5-6 times as much into one, making it easier to carry more
>> stuff out to the car and into the house, provided that you have
>> the physical strength to carry the heavier bags. I am a big guy
>> and in good enough shape to carry 5-6 large bags with handles, so
>> I can carry a week's grocery's into the house in one trip.
>
> We bought several extra large, heavy duty, insulated canvas bags from
> Costco. Each bag will typically hold the equivalent of 4-5
> supermarket plastic bags, plus they have a heavy duty zipper on top.
> These are made so well that they should last for years, plus they
> endure the AZ heat and protect our produce and frozen products.
> Granted, these bags can be quite heavy when fully loaded, but we park
> quite a distance from our unit, and use a folding shopping cart to
> transport the bags from the car. We also have several smaller canvas
> bags to use when we're only shopping for a few items.
>


Would you share those bags with a neighbor?