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SUBMAN1 · 02-28-08, 10:55 AM

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Very true. However the problem is not the ones that make it to the land fill but rather the bags that wind up dangling from the branches of trees and blowing around like man made tumbleweeds everywhere people go. I've even found them laying in the woods half filled with rainwater and teeming with mosquito larve.

Well, you can't fix peoples lack of care for the environment, so I doubt there is a solution to that problem.

-S

Tchocky · 02-28-08, 10:59 AM

You can mitigate it by using materials that are less harmful to the enviroment, such as paper and cloth bags.

Konovalov · 02-28-08, 11:03 AM

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You can mitigate it by using materials that are less harmful to the enviroment, such as paper and cloth bags.

True.

STEED · 02-29-08, 06:04 AM

Plastic bags take a good one hundred years to break down in a land fill true to say they don't take up much space but what of the toxic side effects? In the case of recycling points they are full and over flowing in a couple of days and the council only pick up every other week around here, resulting in all these plastic bags blowing away in the wind. My council should be a shamed of themselves.

August · 02-29-08, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by August

Very true. However the problem is not the ones that make it to the land fill but rather the bags that wind up dangling from the branches of trees and blowing around like man made tumbleweeds everywhere people go. I've even found them laying in the woods half filled with rainwater and teeming with mosquito larve.

Well, you can't fix peoples lack of care for the environment, so I doubt there is a solution to that problem.

-S

The solution is to use a bag that is biodegradable.

Tchocky · 02-29-08, 10:35 AM

The nice thing about a bag tax, like we have here, is that it acts at the most effective place - the checkout.

They're not banned, but because the excess cost is so visible, usage has dropped over 90%.

You don't have to ban them to get rid of them.

Jimbuna · 02-29-08, 11:07 AM

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Very true. However the problem is not the ones that make it to the land fill but rather the bags that wind up dangling from the branches of trees and blowing around like man made tumbleweeds everywhere people go. I've even found them laying in the woods half filled with rainwater and teeming with mosquito larve.

Well, you can't fix peoples lack of care for the environment, so I doubt there is a solution to that problem.

-S

The solution is to use a bag that is biodegradable.

I do.....the wife carries the shopping, and I eat it

August · 02-29-08, 01:24 PM

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Very true. However the problem is not the ones that make it to the land fill but rather the bags that wind up dangling from the branches of trees and blowing around like man made tumbleweeds everywhere people go. I've even found them laying in the woods half filled with rainwater and teeming with mosquito larve.

Well, you can't fix peoples lack of care for the environment, so I doubt there is a solution to that problem.

-S

The solution is to use a bag that is biodegradable.

I do.....the wife carries the shopping, and I eat it

Lazy bastiche making your wife carry the groceries! :p

Jimbuna · 02-29-08, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Very true. However the problem is not the ones that make it to the land fill but rather the bags that wind up dangling from the branches of trees and blowing around like man made tumbleweeds everywhere people go. I've even found them laying in the woods half filled with rainwater and teeming with mosquito larve.

Well, you can't fix peoples lack of care for the environment, so I doubt there is a solution to that problem.

-S

The solution is to use a bag that is biodegradable.

I do.....the wife carries the shopping, and I eat it

Lazy bastiche making your wife carry the groceries! :p

I pay as well

XabbaRus · 02-29-08, 03:37 PM

Thaye can also make decent insulation.

02-28-08, 10:59 AM	#17
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	You can mitigate it by using materials that are less harmful to the enviroment, such as paper and cloth bags. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-29-08, 06:04 AM	#19
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Plastic bags take a good one hundred years to break down in a land fill true to say they don't take up much space but what of the toxic side effects? In the case of recycling points they are full and over flowing in a couple of days and the council only pick up every other week around here, resulting in all these plastic bags blowing away in the wind. My council should be a shamed of themselves. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	The nice thing about a bag tax, like we have here, is that it acts at the most effective place - the checkout. They're not banned, but because the excess cost is so visible, usage has dropped over 90%. You don't have to ban them to get rid of them. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thaye can also make decent insulation. __________________