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Hizjyayvu t1_j10ol3a wrote

It's a necessary step in the right direction. Although I will say I miss getting plastic bags for my groceries because I would use them at home as garbage bags for my kitchen. Sounds cheap, and it is, but those weren't "single use" for me.

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NaveekDarkroom t1_j10v8xv wrote

I always did the same. That's my only grievance about this move.

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Alwaysunder_thegun t1_j10vk9p wrote

I use probably more plastic now because I have to buy stronger bags.

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Publick2008 t1_j117egz wrote

You do. Garbage bags are a high gage plastic. When Australia banned single use plastic bags the overall use of plastic increased. This is why a proper life cycle analysis of bags should be the deciding factor for policy and not optics.

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ChadSexman t1_j11a6nn wrote

I thought the same but for me personally, I’d use 1 of every 5 bags for garbage. The other four would be balled up and stuffed under the sink for “when I run out of bags”.

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Zerfallen t1_j147kx1 wrote

I get paper bags at the shops instead (also from Amazon) and i just put my garbage in those... The bags didn't need to be plastic.

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