San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban

I'm a bit mixed on this. I do get pissed after a trip to Wal-Mart or the grocery store and end up with 52 plastic bags and only 53 items. I don't throw them away but keep them and try to re-use as trash bags and such.

I thought they when they first introduced plastic bags they were supposed to be more enviro friendly than paper? They are more useful around the house but I have about million of them.

Did you ever notice it is usually liberal cities or states that are for banning things or forceing people to comply with new laws or restrictions.

In the left wing city of Cambridge Mass we had a counciler actually try and ban fluffer nutter sandwiches. Even that was to much for the wacky left wingers of the peoples republic. But I'm sure Counciler Barrios will try again.

So much for individual freedoms when the dems are in control.

paper bags finally get their big break

the material of the future is actually bone-marrow supplement, like the stuff they use for gelatin.

Curious to know if this means there will be a plastic goody bag ban at races too?

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oneaday wrote:

the material of the future is actually bone-marrow supplement, like the stuff they use for gelatin.

arent they already doing stuff like that? carticel/ACI? doesnt look very promising.

What will I clan up my dog crap with now?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Please, can somebody help us out?

exactly my thoughts. i actually go to the grocery store when i need more doggie bags. :-/

First of all, you're not even close to telling the whole story. He wanted to keep them out of school lunches. That makes a lot of sense. We shouldn't be feeding our kids junk.

Second, of course it's liberal cities with more restrictions. That's what happens when you get an educated population. City people value the collective good more than individual "freedom" (to be an a--hole or beat your children or let the environment go to shite).

reggie smith wrote:

Did you ever notice it is usually liberal cities or states that are for banning things or forceing people to comply with new laws or restrictions.

In the left wing city of Cambridge Mass we had a counciler actually try and ban fluffer nutter sandwiches. Even that was to much for the wacky left wingers of the peoples republic. But I'm sure Counciler Barrios will try again.

So much for individual freedoms when the dems are in control.

i wish we could give you the individual freedom to f*** up your own environment without f***ing up anyone else's. unfortunately we can't so we have to stop you from violating OUR freedom to not have our environment f***ed up.

woo hoo!!! Back to paper bags then. KILL MORE TREES I SAY!!!

picker upper wrote:

exactly my thoughts. i actually go to the grocery store when i need more doggie bags. :-/

...or a lunch bag!

save all your plastic bags. they will be collector's items soon.

richbastard wrote:

woo hoo!!! Back to paper bags then. KILL MORE TREES I SAY!!!

I think you may have missed a big point. "bags made of paper that can be recycled, plastic that breaks down easily enough to be made into compost, or reusable cloth." Plastic bags will still be available but in better form.

Especially refering to bags made of cloth. Ever been shopping in Europe? Cloth bags get reused year round. Initially it will cost more but over time will easily make up that ground with reuse.

I doubt Reggie Smith has ever been overseas or inquired about what happens anywhere outside his backyard thus missing this simple act of efficiency. Sounds like the guy who frequently says things like "The US is the greatest country in the world so I can do what I want!" which implies that we are perfect and can do no wrong... and has never left his home state. If we are going to be the greatest country in the world we need to continue learning and progressing.

Stoopid move. Overall, plastic is more environmentally friendly...

This is what I want my city cops spending their time enforcing! This and the trans-fat ban.

I think the idea is to maybe reuse bags, or have cloth bags that can be reused many times...

The goal isn't to switch to paper so we end up with 52 paper bags each trip to walmart....

Lazy L wrote:Second, of course it's liberal cities with more restrictions. That's what happens when you get an educated population. City people value the collective good more than individual "freedom" (to be an a--hole or beat your children or let the environment go to shite).

Why are "educated" people always too stupid to do anything themselves?

I fail to see where their store of choice prevented all these educated people from bringing in their own reusable bags.