Today I asked for "paper only." (Again, this grocery I was at offers paper, but puts them INSIDE the plastic bags for handles.) DOUBLE the waste. This is the second mainstream chain grocery store I have seen do this.
Learning from my Acme debacle, I specifically said "paper ONLY, please." I watched the guy willingly comply, but b/c he has a setup designed to hold 5 plastic bags at a time....using the paper separately seemed to add an extra step for him.
I certainly felt better about 2 paper bags, as opposed to 2 paper and 2 plastic. Really...just psyche yourself up and turn into a PLASTIC BAG REFUSER!!!
(i did take 1 from the WAWA (aka Philly gas/sundry store to hold trash in my car.) AIGH......plastic trash bag habit......now what do ppl do about that???
**liz**
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Isn't the bag-inside-a-bag thing weird? I never saw that until I moved to Philly. I'm guilty of using the little plastic bags as garbage bags, too. They're so convenient, and they're free--I've got quite a stash of the things to work my way through before I have to worry about post-plastic bag living. I'm trying to be better about taking my reuseable bags, but I figure that it's going to take a few months to make it a real habit. All you can do is keep trying, right?
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