On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 21:40:55 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Mar 2017 22:58:37 GMT, 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.
>
>I have the same ones. They aren't going to wear out in the next 10
>years or so.
>Janet US

I have a pile of those insulated bags for perishables and also a heap
of plain canvas bags. But still I have groceries placed in plastic
bags, prevents leakers from fercockting up my cloth bags, and also I
use the plastic bags for used cat litter... and still I buy cartons of
a thousand plastic bags for cat litter, BJs sells them a thousand for
$9.99. Those plastic bags decompose rather quickly when exposed to
the elements especially UV... I use several in my garden and at best
they last three months in the sun.