Moco set to ban plastic bags

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bummer. I get it. But I also don’t drive, so instead of just leaving my reusable bags in the car, I’ll have to carry them with me constantly. There’s nothing like carrying groceries home from the store in the rain clutching an umbrella while the bags disintegrate.

Now I need to find featherweight nylon or polyester bags that are big enough to hold a paper grocery bag and small enough to just keep in my purse, that have handles or straps long enough to fit over my shoulder when I’m wearing a winter coat.
Something like the Baggu bags — but bigger, maybe shaped to fit a paper grocery bag, with longer handles.

I’ve been doing this for many years in DC, and it’s less of a hardship than you’re anticipating. Baggu bags can carry up to 50 pounds of groceries and they last forever, so two of those should cover you for a very long time. Highly recommend that brand. I keep two in my purse at all times. A backpack works best for groceries on a rainy day, but the Baggu bags most certainly won’t disintegrate in the rain. They’re much sturdier than disposable plastic or paper bags.

The person worried about an epidemic of food poisoning is funny. Maybe don’t lick the inside of the reusable bag? And wash well if you somehow end up with a leaking package of meat inside. I think you’ll survive.

Thanks for the recommendations! I agree with you about using a backpack, and that’s what I often do when I know that I’m going grocery shopping on a day when I need a free hand for my umbrella. I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Baggu bags. I’ll look into them. I’ll check out these and the Chico bags that another PP suggested, and see which ones have the longest strap drop.

[Anonymous]

It’s going to pass because these are the people that are voted in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s going to pass because these are the people that are voted in.

Good. Happy to hear it.

-Montgomery County resident

[Anonymous]

I don’t care if they have paper only, that’s fine. As long as they provide some kind of bag. I always pay the tax and reuse the bags for other things.

I do not want to see a ban on all bags, like NJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm ok with that. I'd rather pay 10 cents for paper than 5 for plastic (when I don't have reusable bags with me).

and when they ban paper bags? They used to use paper bags before they used plastic bags. Also reusable bags increase food poisoning fatalities

They won't ban paper bags. Paper bags are recyclable. That's the difference between paper and plastic. You can currently ask for a paper bag and they will give it to you. They typically default to plastic because it's cheaper and easier. However, plastic does not break down in the environment. It's here forever. We have them in our oceans and in our forest. I am all for this change. I actually have wonderful hard sided foldable grocery bags. I keep them in my car If for some reason, I don't have them because I forgot to put them back in my car after unloading groceries, I either don't use a bag at all and put everything back into the grocery cart to put into boxes in my car or I will ask for a paper bag. That's how I know that they have paper bags.

Plastic bags are recyclable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm ok with that. I'd rather pay 10 cents for paper than 5 for plastic (when I don't have reusable bags with me).

and when they ban paper bags? They used to use paper bags before they used plastic bags. Also reusable bags increase food poisoning fatalities

They won't ban paper bags. Paper bags are recyclable. That's the difference between paper and plastic. You can currently ask for a paper bag and they will give it to you. They typically default to plastic because it's cheaper and easier. However, plastic does not break down in the environment. It's here forever. We have them in our oceans and in our forest. I am all for this change. I actually have wonderful hard sided foldable grocery bags. I keep them in my car If for some reason, I don't have them because I forgot to put them back in my car after unloading groceries, I either don't use a bag at all and put everything back into the grocery cart to put into boxes in my car or I will ask for a paper bag. That's how I know that they have paper bags.

Plastic bags are recyclable.

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[Anonymous]

Where will I put used cat litter now?

[Anonymous]

Baggu straps are generous. I also highly recommend the Big Baggu.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Knew they do this. And fo make up for the lost revenue they will charge 10 cents for paper bags. They are introducing a bill this week

Good.

We should be getting rid of plastic from nearly all non-medical usages, not just the carrying bags. Why the f does the yogurt cup need to last until the heat death of the universe? Because yoplait couldn't be bothered to spend 5 extra cents for a waxed paper cup or glass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where will I put used cat litter now?

In other plastic bags. For example, we use plastic cereal bags.

[Anonymous]

MCPS is becoming a joke. Crime is on the rise. Aging infrastructure. And this this the priority. Says a lot about what is going on in Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where will I put used cat litter now?

In other plastic bags. For example, we use plastic cereal bags.

How much cereal do you eat?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where will I put used cat litter now?

In other plastic bags. For example, we use plastic cereal bags.

How much cereal do you eat?

How much cat litter do you scoop?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where will I put used cat litter now?

In other plastic bags. For example, we use plastic cereal bags.

How much cereal do you eat?

How much cat litter do you scoop?

I clean my cat's 2 litter boxes twice a day. I grab 5-10 bags from the dog poop bag dispenser in my neighborhood each week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where will I put used cat litter now?

In other plastic bags. For example, we use plastic cereal bags.

How much cereal do you eat?

How much cat litter do you scoop?

I clean my cat's 2 litter boxes twice a day. I grab 5-10 bags from the dog poop bag dispenser in my neighborhood each week.

The County Council is not proposing to those.

Do you pay for them?