Los Angeles bans Plastic Bags! Heck yes!

GreenSummit

GreenSummit

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dr.gonzo1 said:
Why so serious? Do you walk about real life shouting troll at every joke or differing opinion? Fucking hate how that word has evolved.
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i guess i just didnt appreciate so many people crapping on something i thought was cool and wanted to share. i know there are bigger issues out there.
 
dr.gonzo1

dr.gonzo1

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GreenSummit said:
i guess i just didnt appreciate so many people crapping on something i thought was cool and wanted to share. i know there are bigger issues out there.
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Most people agree with you dude. I think its an awesome thing aswell. Who can look at huge floating islands of plastic and trash and think "Ima use all the bags, bitch"
 
GreenSummit

GreenSummit

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dr.gonzo1 said:
Most people agree with you dude. I think its an awesome thing aswell. Who can look at huge floating islands of plastic and trash and think "Ima use all the bags, bitch"
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maybe thats what irritated me so much. there are tons of huge problems in america, we all know they are here, but everyone just like to joke and shrug it off. but its not funny to me anymore. the country is going to shit and we, as americans need to step up and be less apathetic about the issues and the man pressing down on us. the rate we are going i dont want to bring kids into the world and i sure dont want to see what america 2050 will look like. i'll highjack my own thread here- anyone know about the america 2050 plan? if not you should really look it up.
 
Total Head

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kpmarine said:
Aren't paper bags still free? I prefer those anyway.
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i worked in a supermarket 15 years ago and even then they were charging for paper bags. the problem was that the city had just implemented a mandatory recycling program for household trash and people were coming in and helping themselves to paper bags to put their paper recyclables in. if i remember correctly the manager said that the plastic bags cost the store 3 cents each and the paper 7 cents. the cashier punched in some code on the order and there was some sort of algorithm that automatically calculated the lowest estimated cost of bagging and added it to the order.

stores like aldi's have been charging for bags for a while. which reminds me of the unrelated fact that i wish more markets in this country would use quarter carts. there's no need of having employees interrupt their work 20 times a day to collect every cart in the store that people leave strewn all over the parking lot.
 
dr.gonzo1

dr.gonzo1

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GreenSummit said:
maybe thats what irritated me so much. there are tons of huge problems in america, we all know they are here, but everyone just like to joke and shrug it off. but its not funny to me anymore. the country is going to shit and we, as americans need to step up and be less apathetic about the issues and the man pressing down on us. the rate we are going i dont want to bring kids into the world and i sure dont want to see what america 2050 will look like. i'll highjack my own thread here- anyone know about the america 2050 plan? if not you should really look it up.
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These problems are not just in America. I can see why you said "we" I was calling rubbish trash a second ago.lol

I tend to try and see the positives. We are currently living in the most peacfull time in all of mankind. I know lots of awesome people & try and make a difference where I can.

Cheer up man :) What's this 2050 stuff? Is it gonna make me sad?
 
bowlfullofbliss

bowlfullofbliss

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silly tree huggers. I get very annoyed when a grocery bagger even bothers to ask if I want plastic......hell yea I want plastic. I need something to wrap up the shitty diapers in so they don't stink so damn much. It works great. We recycle all the others. But a ban? Get over it people. LMFAO. WW3 is about to start when the UN invades Syria, and people actually give a crap about this? Oy.
 
dr.gonzo1

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bowlfullofbliss said:
silly tree huggers. I get very annoyed when a grocery bagger even bothers to ask if I want plastic......hell yea I want plastic. I need something to wrap up the shitty diapers in so they don't stink so damn much. It works great. We recycle all the others. But a ban? Get over it people. LMFAO. WW3 is about to start when the UN invades Syria, and people actually give a crap about this? Oy.
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Yeah, fuck animals and nature. We got wars to fight son.
 
kpmarine

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Total Head said:
i worked in a supermarket 15 years ago and even then they were charging for paper bags. the problem was that the city had just implemented a mandatory recycling program for household trash and people were coming in and helping themselves to paper bags to put their paper recyclables in. if i remember correctly the manager said that the plastic bags cost the store 3 cents each and the paper 7 cents. the cashier punched in some code on the order and there was some sort of algorithm that automatically calculated the lowest estimated cost of bagging and added it to the order.

stores like aldi's have been charging for bags for a while. which reminds me of the unrelated fact that i wish more markets in this country would use quarter carts. there's no need of having employees interrupt their work 20 times a day to collect every cart in the store that people leave strewn all over the parking lot.
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They have never charged for paper anywhere I have shopped in CA. They do keep them out of pilfering range though.
 
DeeTee

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We should all ban plastic bags, I'm tired of seeing them up in trees, bushes and side of roads, we stopped using them yrs ago. we bring our own cloth bags each time we go food shopping, way to go L.A.
 
cannawizard

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Lets ban China and other nations for their "plastic bag" abuse.. :confused:




Honestly GreenSummit, I'm on yourside~ hemp bags would be fantastic, but lets get real for a second~ With the planet's current state of "stupidity", I'm really not seeing how LA banning plastic bags is gonna alter anything, other than green-movement hipsters sleeping better at night.. You say small steps turn into big things (true), this is not one of those-- this is just another feel good move to make you "believe" change is happening.. I wish it was...

Like Dr. G said, don't be so serious :peace:, you are trying to voice something under the TnT forums of RIU, not really the ideal place, Lol~

Namaste'
 
dirtsurfr

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