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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (773899)3/9/2014 1:43:08 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) of 1569956
 
"I have been living under this same set of rules thanks to the geniuses that run Alameda County, California, where I live. And I have a clue to offer. Those damn multi-use bags that they sell the stores tend to fall apart after you wash them a few times."

Me, too, in Mendocino Co. Since my bags are good for years, I'm thinking he washes his by pounding them between 2 rocks, down at his local creek.
The big difference I see in my store is that they don't say "paper or plastic". They don't charge for paper.

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Environmental Impact of BagsReusable bags are an easy way you can make a lasting impact on the environment. By using reusable bags, you are keeping paper and plastic bags out of landfills or from ending up as trash in our environment. You are also conserving the resources needed to produce and transport bags as well as the emissions resulting from these processes.

We have many reusable bags available for purchase at our stores, and we also encourage customers to use their own.

By the end of 2015, it's our goal to reduce the number of plastic and paper bags used by 1 billion. And we're well on our way toward that goal today. You can help us by switching to reusable bags when you shop.

Why Use Reusable Bags
  • Over a lifetime, use of reusable bags by just one person would save over 22,000 single-use bags
  • Approximately 14 million trees are cut down every year for U.S. paper bag production
  • A plastic shopping bag can take anywhere from 15 to 1,000 years to decompose
  • Paper bags produce more than double the air pollution as plastic bags in landfills
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