"Taxed and Spent" > wrote in message
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> On 3/24/2017 3:58 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Fri 24 Mar 2017 02:50:45p, Dave Smith told us...
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>>> 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.
>>>>
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>>> 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.
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>> 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.
>>
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> Would you share those bags with a neighbor?

I wouldn't share my cloth bags, but if I take several of the "paid plastic"
bags into a store and someone forgot to bring their bags (usually men) I
will give them a couple of mine.

Cheri