Aunt Bea
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- Near Mount Pilot
I try, eventually they all seem to make it as far as the kitchen but rarely make it back to the car.I always keep a bag full of bags in my car. Then grab whatever I think I'll need at the store..
How do you feel about being charged for bags at the various stores?
- Thread starter OldFeller
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Flarbalard
Senior Member
Have you now or in the past been provided with plastic bags for produce?
Oldeagle66
Senior Member
I don't, I have a canvas bag I've been using for awhile. When it breaks I'll get another one. Plus I go a few times a week, less bags to to carry and good exercise since I live just a few blocks away.
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That Lady in PA
Senior Member
It is a cost to the business, and I have no problem with passing on that cost to people who choose that cost over bringing along reusable bags.
That Lady in PA
Senior Member
I have not seen twist ties in decades. They used to have them with the produce ages ago....
WheatenLover
Well-known Member
- Location
- Georgia
I don't have a problem with any of it. I bring my own bags unless I am having groceries delivered. I don't care if my bags are branded with a competitor's logo. If I have let my attention to the bag issue lapse, then I buy bags because none are in my trunk.
hollydolly
SF VIP
- Location
- London England
yes... but they don't have seperate twist ties...
RadishRose
SF VIP
- Location
- Connecticut, USA
Paper bags should be free.
Except for those heavy-duty reusable plastic bags, there should be no plastic at all.
Except for those heavy-duty reusable plastic bags, there should be no plastic at all.
Lilac
Well-known Member
- Location
- Flyover Country
I've used reusable bags for years. I have the heavy cloth bags from Trader Joes for most things. My favorite size to use for heavy items are the wine bags after I took the dividers that held the bottles apart. I kept a few to put olive oil bottles in when I buy them. They fit perfectly into the foldable stand up bags from Trader Joes. The standup bags keep my anything I buy from rolling around the back of SUV.
I don't like plastic bags for groceries because they rip so easy. However, the only time I think they come in handy is when I buy meat so it can catch any blood that would leak in my reusable bags.
I don't like plastic bags for groceries because they rip so easy. However, the only time I think they come in handy is when I buy meat so it can catch any blood that would leak in my reusable bags.
squatting dog
We don't have as far to go, as we've already been
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
Fresh meat can leak juices containing harmful bacteria like Salmonella, E. coli, or Listeria. If these juices soak into a cloth bag, the porous fabric can harbor bacteria.
l'd use dedicated cloth bags for raw meat to avoid cross-contamination with produce or ready-to-eat foods.
Don’t use the same bag for meat and vegetables without thorough cleaning.
Reusable plastic or vinyl-lined bags are easier to wipe down and sanitize than cloth, making them a safer option for raw meat.
l'd use dedicated cloth bags for raw meat to avoid cross-contamination with produce or ready-to-eat foods.
Don’t use the same bag for meat and vegetables without thorough cleaning.
Reusable plastic or vinyl-lined bags are easier to wipe down and sanitize than cloth, making them a safer option for raw meat.
Imogene
Member
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
Lilac
Well-known Member
- Location
- Flyover Country
Any cloth bag should be washed periodically to keep clean. A bag with blood would be washed before it was ever used again.
I don't care for vinyl-lined bags because I feel you can't get the seam crevices fully clean with any type of leaking food liquids that would go into them.
That's why I put fresh meats in plastic grocery bags, or veggie bags, first. Both Aldi & Walmart have rolls of food baggies by the fresh meats.
I don't care for vinyl-lined bags because I feel you can't get the seam crevices fully clean with any type of leaking food liquids that would go into them.
That's why I put fresh meats in plastic grocery bags, or veggie bags, first. Both Aldi & Walmart have rolls of food baggies by the fresh meats.
One store I go to doesn't have plastic bags at all (except for produce) and I use reusable bags there. The other store has plastic bags for 5 cents, I buy maybe 6 bags a week from there to carry a few groceries, then I use the plastic bags for cleaning kitty litter and for small trash cans (like bathroom trash).
I like getting the plastic bags from the store because otherwise I buy a roll of plastic bags and those are so frustratingly hard to open it drives me nuts.
I like getting the plastic bags from the store because otherwise I buy a roll of plastic bags and those are so frustratingly hard to open it drives me nuts.
MACKTEXAS
Well-known Member
When I was growing up, people typically used paper bags, newspaper, or directly disposed of trash in galvanized metal cans. We had no plastic bags. Few if any communities still manage waste in that manner.
Modern day trash collection services require that trash be in plastic bags before placing in provided containers to protect the containers and workers from contamination, and keep loose garbage from scattering across streets and lawns. The majority of this collected trash is taken to a landfill, where it is buried and compacted, which perpetuates plastic waste by hindering decomposition and creating a persistent source of environmental pollution.
Modern day trash collection services require that trash be in plastic bags before placing in provided containers to protect the containers and workers from contamination, and keep loose garbage from scattering across streets and lawns. The majority of this collected trash is taken to a landfill, where it is buried and compacted, which perpetuates plastic waste by hindering decomposition and creating a persistent source of environmental pollution.
Veronica
Head Shenanigator
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- Eastern Midwestern Female
None of the stores I frequent charge for bags except for Aldi, Costco, and GFS. All do provide some empty boxes to use.
Some like to box/bag their groceries in store. I leave my things in the cart and box it in the back of my minivan.
I do have some bags in the back but I would never remember to take them in the store. I am careful if I do use them.
Only canned and boxed things. Bags can be unsanitary.
I also have a couple laundry baskets to coral stuff in when in plastic bags. And to transport things into the house.
I reuse the plastic bags in my small trash cans. Place an upside down command hook on each side and loop the handles over it.
Some like to box/bag their groceries in store. I leave my things in the cart and box it in the back of my minivan.
I do have some bags in the back but I would never remember to take them in the store. I am careful if I do use them.
Only canned and boxed things. Bags can be unsanitary.
I also have a couple laundry baskets to coral stuff in when in plastic bags. And to transport things into the house.
I reuse the plastic bags in my small trash cans. Place an upside down command hook on each side and loop the handles over it.