Why is Virginia so far behind Maryland in environmentally friendly business policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yea, I was shocked when we moved to VA and found that people bag lawn waste in plastic bags. That hasn’t been allowed in my hometown in NY in probably 30 years. And I haven’t seen this much styrofoam in that many years either. It’s like living in a time capsule.

where?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i've been AMAZED by this since moving to Virginia. There are no public recycling cans anywhere here, even in the malls. People just throw away their plastic bottles, plastic bags...when I ask for a paper bag at local Safeways, they look at me like I'm nuts. It's ghastly.

This is not true. They are in all malls and all theaters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"I live in Maryland and I'm constantly hearing people whine about how Montgomery County is so anti-business with its regulations and so on."

Then she lists an anti-business regulation that MoCo has that she thinks Virginia should have.

I live in Virginia and I'm sick of you whining about plastic bags, straws, and styrofoam. We don't want you, or your regulations. Get lost.

I live in Virginia, too, and BRING IT ON. I'm sick of living in a place where people act like they are entitled to throw nondegradable plastic crap wherever they like. It's shameful and stupid.

I suspect you're a dying breed in this state, thank goodness.

Actually you should move to Maryland. Oh wait, you can't, because there are no jobs there and you don't want to pay their outlandish taxes.

Unfortunately hypocrites like you are not a dying breed.

Well I'm a Virginian who works in Maryland so clearly there are jobs there. Half the people in my office live in VA. Stop being such a prick to your neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are Maryland’s schools among the most segregated in the nation? That does not seem like a healthy environment for black children.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/us/threatening-the-future-the-high-stakes-of-deepening-school-segregation.amp.html

Defensive Virginian is Defensive and can't have an intelligent conversation about one problematic dynamic before bringing up another.

[Anonymous]

I suppose we’ll continue to see more silly threads like this as Maryland continues to decline. People there are not happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suppose we’ll continue to see more silly threads like this as Maryland continues to decline. People there are not happy.

Oh geez. Get a life bro. You mean as much as Virginians have been starting threads about how shitty Maryland and Marylanders are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Va. I wouldn't mind banning plastic crap.

Start by cleaning out all the plastic junk from yiur house v

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there recycling bins in Wheaton Plaza?

Or White Flint Mall. Maybe that’s why Amazon laughed at Maryland after being dragged through that ghost town.

Maryland already lost most of the military hospitals to Virginia, Johns Hopkins is incrementally leaving Baltimore, and NIH is moving to Virginia. With those employment centers gone, Marylanders can make biodegradable straws to sell on Etsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I'm constantly hearing people whine about how Montgomery County is so anti-business with its regulations and so on. But Virginia's environmental standards, or lack thereof, are deplorable. I notice this when I visit friends in Virginia or spend any extended amount of time there.

Maryland, especially Montgomery County, is miles ahead of Virginia. We're banning plastic straws and styrofoam and tax plastic bags. Most stores and cafes discourage single use plastic utensils and encourage bringing your own bag.

What do I see in "business friendly" Virginia? Plastic bags galore. People just give me plastic bags automatically even when I visibly have my own bag. Go to a fast casual or takeout place and they have styrofoam, non recyclable plastics, and automatically give you a plastic bag with single use utensils and a young tree's worth of paper napkins. Not to mention nobody has the new compostable straws and they think I'm weird for having my own reusable straw. I can't even buy bulk products with my own mason jars.

Why is "business friendly" Virginia so wasteful?

Just heard an NPR podcast saying that plastic bags are in fact better than the alternatives, so banning them is actually stupid.

Go Virginia!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there recycling bins in Wheaton Plaza?

Yes. How old are you? Wheaton "plaza" no longer exists. And, yes, I go there and some stores have recycling options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i've been AMAZED by this since moving to Virginia. There are no public recycling cans anywhere here, even in the malls. People just throw away their plastic bottles, plastic bags...when I ask for a paper bag at local Safeways, they look at me like I'm nuts. It's ghastly.

Oh, this is hilarious!.. do you see those nice bins with holes for plastic, paper, compost etc... at places like Whole Foods?
Yes, then wait till closing and see how the cleaning crew just takes it all and dumps it into one big bag.
I asked once, they told me that this is because it the system is such that it is all comingled anyway so it does not matter.
Really? So is it all just for our false sense of making a difference?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Regulation kills capatalism and America

Nope. Regulation (when done right) protects capitalism, along with our health, our planet and our society by making it somewhere we can all live safely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are there recycling bins in Wheaton Plaza?

Or White Flint Mall. Maybe that’s why Amazon laughed at Maryland after being dragged through that ghost town.

Maryland already lost most of the military hospitals to Virginia, Johns Hopkins is incrementally leaving Baltimore, and NIH is moving to Virginia. With those employment centers gone, Marylanders can make biodegradable straws to sell on Etsy.

Amazing how people love to make things up in their head and think that saying it makes it true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suppose we’ll continue to see more silly threads like this as Maryland continues to decline. People there are not happy.

But we're wealthier and happier than VA for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland and I'm constantly hearing people whine about how Montgomery County is so anti-business with its regulations and so on. But Virginia's environmental standards, or lack thereof, are deplorable. I notice this when I visit friends in Virginia or spend any extended amount of time there.

Maryland, especially Montgomery County, is miles ahead of Virginia. We're banning plastic straws and styrofoam and tax plastic bags. Most stores and cafes discourage single use plastic utensils and encourage bringing your own bag.

What do I see in "business friendly" Virginia? Plastic bags galore. People just give me plastic bags automatically even when I visibly have my own bag. Go to a fast casual or takeout place and they have styrofoam, non recyclable plastics, and automatically give you a plastic bag with single use utensils and a young tree's worth of paper napkins. Not to mention nobody has the new compostable straws and they think I'm weird for having my own reusable straw. I can't even buy bulk products with my own mason jars.

Why is "business friendly" Virginia so wasteful?

Just heard an NPR podcast saying that plastic bags are in fact better than the alternatives, so banning them is actually stupid.

Go Virginia!

Link please? Usually when people talk about that they’re talking about energy consumption. Plastic bags get into rivers and oceans and harm sea life.