tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post453355525775538390..comments2023-11-03T05:09:47.246-07:00Comments on Ramblings ~: Effing Wal MartFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-1942585030964172492013-02-27T19:41:53.198-08:002013-02-27T19:41:53.198-08:00Plastic bags have been banned in the City of Eugen...Plastic bags have been banned in the City of Eugene, w the exception of certain restaurants/foods. Plastic bags take forever to decompose and they are petroleum oil based products. Paper breaks down quicker & easier & is fiber based & made from post consumer recycled materials . Lots of wildlife gets entangled in plastic bags & because of smaller size, one uses more plastic bags. <br />So if the oil based plastic bags are cheaper, you can bet wal mart & others will use them to increase their profit margins. <br /><br />If it were purely environmental, plastic bags would be abolished. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-70862487003945785382013-02-26T23:10:24.492-08:002013-02-26T23:10:24.492-08:00is this ALL walmarts? hope not. what will I use ...is this ALL walmarts? hope not. what will I use to pick up dog poop, line my bathroom/bdrm trash cans, etc? lots of people donate their plastic walmart bags to the local dog parks, so they are being reused at least once. there are plastic bags that bio-degrade faster and still cost less than paper ... but I guess walmart can't be bothered.D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-24220684135147218212013-02-24T09:55:25.073-08:002013-02-24T09:55:25.073-08:00Paper will biodegrade, so it is preferred, but is ...Paper will biodegrade, so it is preferred, but is it necessary for Walmart to charge people .05¢ per bag? Seems like their 1 finger salute to the City for enacting a plastic bag ban. <br />One could argue they are "promoting green & sustainable practices", but Walmart shoppers tend to be there to save a buck, not have to spend more to have something to carry purchases in. <br /><br />I notice in stores that carry both paper & plastic... <br />They tend to go for the plastic unless you ask for paper. Besides the plastic bags are petro chemical based & take forever to eventually break down. Also they are smaller, so you wind up using more of them. <br />Kudos to the people who thought up the "bag monster" costume. Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-64437812680833804662013-02-24T08:04:42.432-08:002013-02-24T08:04:42.432-08:00I prefer paper over plastic anyday.I prefer paper over plastic anyday.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.com