We’ve had this in Jersey for a couple of years now. It’s been great. I highly suggest that any Californians who read this go to their nearest grocer within the week after the change goes into effect, I had a grand old time laughing at all the lazy people raging at having to pay for reusable bags. I had already been using my own bags for years so it didn’t change my behavior at all. Has changed how much plastic litter I’ve seen outside, though.
California already had banned single use bags. We’ve been posting paying for “reusable” plastic bags for a couple years already. This legislation bans all plastic bags, including the reusable types. Now we get to being bring our own bags, or get paper bags.
I don’t understand… my local Safeway here in California still offers only single use plastic bags. They are a somewhat thick bag but still single-use, not some permanent thing you own.
Hm, well, we use the plastic bag recycling bin at Safeway for all our plastic bags, shrink wrap, and bubble envelopes. We dropped off 8 bags this weekend. I wonder if they will get rid of that bin now?
Yeah it’s really dumb. They got rid of the thin bags, and replaced them with bags that use 20x more plastic. I guess people are supposed to reuse those, but very few people do. Their big brain idea was to use 20x more plastic to stop all the plastic waste.
Just ask for a cardboard box. Supermarkets have masses of boxes which just go to waste or recycling. My local puts them near the checkouts for customers to grab.
Eh, it’s not so great trying to dispose of all the boxes, plus all the excess packaging from Costco trips. My recycling bin is completely full after a Costco trip, and it takes forever to break everything down and dispose of it.
It’s a great usability improvement that groceries have good quality plastic bags again. Here they charge 10¢/bag, so hopefully that’s enough to make people try.
It’s a new habit I’m still having trouble with and have so many 10¢ bags to bring to the grocery - every time I forget I have to buy more. I guess it’s better than paying yet more for hundreds of cloth bags
the change itself is worth it to me; I don’t need to laugh at anyone.
we swapped to reusable bags here in seattle ages ago. then came covid, and some silly idea that reusable bags might spread it. so plastic came back.
we’re back to our reusables but the grocery is handing out free thick plastic bags so no one brings their own, again. we’re going to have to go through it all again.
in some ways I prefer paper bags but the handles on the cloth reusable bags are better.
I have so many reusable bags, mainly because I have a terrible case of “God fucking dammit I forgot to put it in the car again-itis” but i still wouldn’t go back to plastic bags
I put the (fabric) grocery bags next to my bag and/or backpack which I will take along on the way to work, so I’ll remember to take them along as well. Mostly. But there’s a backup bag or two in the car and a backup bag in the bag so even if I forget things four times over, I can still carry a fair bit of stuff when needed.
We’ve had this in Jersey for a couple of years now. It’s been great. I highly suggest that any Californians who read this go to their nearest grocer within the week after the change goes into effect, I had a grand old time laughing at all the lazy people raging at having to pay for reusable bags. I had already been using my own bags for years so it didn’t change my behavior at all. Has changed how much plastic litter I’ve seen outside, though.
California already had banned single use bags. We’ve been
postingpaying for “reusable” plastic bags for a couple years already. This legislation bans all plastic bags, including the reusable types. Now we get tobeingbring our own bags, or get paper bags.I don’t understand… my local Safeway here in California still offers only single use plastic bags. They are a somewhat thick bag but still single-use, not some permanent thing you own.
Yeah, those thicker ones are considered reusable, and therefore are exempt from the single-use plastic bag ban. This legislation closes that loophole.
Ooooookay thanks.
Hm, well, we use the plastic bag recycling bin at Safeway for all our plastic bags, shrink wrap, and bubble envelopes. We dropped off 8 bags this weekend. I wonder if they will get rid of that bin now?
Yeah it’s really dumb. They got rid of the thin bags, and replaced them with bags that use 20x more plastic. I guess people are supposed to reuse those, but very few people do. Their big brain idea was to use 20x more plastic to stop all the plastic waste.
Gotcha. I guess no schadenfreude is on the horizon. Oh well
Sometimes I still forget to bring a bag, then I need yet another wawa bag, and I just stare at this neverending pile of bags
Just ask for a cardboard box. Supermarkets have masses of boxes which just go to waste or recycling. My local puts them near the checkouts for customers to grab.
Costco packs everything this way and it’s great.
Eh, it’s not so great trying to dispose of all the boxes, plus all the excess packaging from Costco trips. My recycling bin is completely full after a Costco trip, and it takes forever to break everything down and dispose of it.
I like the reusable bags, when I remember to take them!
I just walk out of Wawa looking like the “why can’t I hold all these limes” guy.
I always leave one extra bag in my trunk and only use it when I forget the others. That helps in a pinch
We’ve gotten better about bringing them to the car by making sure empties are in front of the door.
In my experience, it’s resulting in bags that use much more plastic being disposed of, instead of the thin plastic bags they used to use.
It’s a great usability improvement that groceries have good quality plastic bags again. Here they charge 10¢/bag, so hopefully that’s enough to make people try.
It’s a new habit I’m still having trouble with and have so many 10¢ bags to bring to the grocery - every time I forget I have to buy more. I guess it’s better than paying yet more for hundreds of cloth bags
My Whole Foods just uses paper bags, so I guess this doesn’t affect me :shrug:.
the change itself is worth it to me; I don’t need to laugh at anyone.
we swapped to reusable bags here in seattle ages ago. then came covid, and some silly idea that reusable bags might spread it. so plastic came back.
we’re back to our reusables but the grocery is handing out free thick plastic bags so no one brings their own, again. we’re going to have to go through it all again.
in some ways I prefer paper bags but the handles on the cloth reusable bags are better.
I have so many reusable bags, mainly because I have a terrible case of “God fucking dammit I forgot to put it in the car again-itis” but i still wouldn’t go back to plastic bags
I have an “emergency” bag I leave in my trunk that I only use when I forget my usual ones. It helps!
But then you forget to put that back in the trunk too.
I put the (fabric) grocery bags next to my bag and/or backpack which I will take along on the way to work, so I’ll remember to take them along as well. Mostly. But there’s a backup bag or two in the car and a backup bag in the bag so even if I forget things four times over, I can still carry a fair bit of stuff when needed.