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On 8/14/2024 9:13 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:I heard somewhere, sometime, that in order to benefit "nature" by using a cloth bag, you have to use it at least 10000 times. I wonder if it is true? I have no proof, just something I read or heard many years ago.On 8/14/2024 9:44 AM, Cryptoengineer wrote:>On 8/14/2024 12:12 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:I use cloth bags....Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:Congratulations. Your jugs join the 9% of plastic that gets recycledOn Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:15:25 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>As noted below, I explicitly included 4liter/1gallon milk jugs.
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On Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:35:55 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
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The only solution is to completely eliminate single-useWhat does "single use" mean? I understand in the context of fast food
plastics. I'd even go so far as to include milk and
juice jugs in that ban (glass is far more recyclable
and aside shipping weight, similar in cost).
Paper milk cartons can eliminate the plastic lid.
cups but how about less common items like those 4 liter milk jugs I
get my milk in (and generally put out each week in the recycling bin)
or similar such items - for instance my cheddar comes wrapped in
plastic and once the cheese is eaten, that plastic wrapper isn't
getting used again <grin>
in America.
91% goes to the landfill or incinerator.
[...]I'd challenge that: The primary reason is money.There is a /reason/ we replaced glass with plastic, at least in someThe primary reason is shipping weight.
cases.
Yes, lower shipping weight saves money, but I expect
much larger is the savings from not having to maintain
a recycling chain to recover, wash, and reuse bottles
strong enough to sustain multiple uses (you may remember
what old school Coke bottles were like).
I've seen one gallon glass milk jugs, but they're heavy
enough to need included handles. More often I've seen
milk delivery using pint bottles - multiple if the family
requests it.
Single use plastic shopping bags are an interesting case ofInterestingly, while, until they were banned, one-time-use plasticThe Trader Joes produce bags are biodegradable.
shopping bags were taxed (as were and still are papter one-time-use
paper bags), smaller bags used to contain fruits and veggies were
exempt, despite clearly being one-time-use.
tradeoffs. Banning them absolutely cuts down on unsightly
trash blowing around, but I've read that the 'resusable' bags
sold to replace them are so much heavier that they need to
be used hundreds of times before they pay off the extra
plastic used.
What cloth? Is it a natural fiber? Or is it polyester/dacron, etc?
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If its a plastic fiber, you've done little or nothing to reduce
plastic waste. How many single-use bags are required to equal the
weight of your reusable?
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