Oh boy thank Jesus and Allah for that plastic bag ban

1. 2023-08-29 at 4:58 PM UTC

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   the man who put it in my hood Black Hole [miraculously counterclaim my golf]
   Now I gotta kick fabric bags out of my way THESE FUCKING GREEN FABRIC BAGS ill take a pic next time i'm out but holy shit
   
   HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A FABRIC BAG TO BREAK DOWN ????? THEY LOOK PRETTY FUCKING STURDY TO ME
   plastic bags disintegrate I KNOW IT GOES INTO THE WATER I KNOW ABOUT MICROPLASTICS AND THE POOR TURTLES but idk the fabric bags seem worse to me plus they cost more and now people just THROW THOSE AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE TOO
   https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-september-16-2018-1.4822353/think-cloth-bags-are-better-for-the-environment-think-again-1.4822660
   
   

   There is a mountain of evidence that plastic pollution is harmful to the environment, and that plastic takes a very long time to break down.
   
   But if you think cloth shopping bags are the solution, it's time to think again.
   
   A British government study looking at the environmental impact of the life cycle of various shopping bags found that cloth bags have a much greater environmental footprint than plastic bags.
   
   "You have to re-use the cotton bag many times before the impact is similar to the lightweight conventional plastic bag," Jonna Meyhoff Fry, one of the study's co-authors, told The Sunday Edition's host, Michael Enright. "We found, for the assumptions we had made, you had to re-use it 131 times."
   
   
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   "We assessed the energy and the resources required for extracting the materials in the first place, so extracting crude oil for plastic production or, in terms of the cotton bag, growing the cotton, processing that and producing the bags themselves; using the bag; and then, when they're no longer usable, disposing of them," Fry explained.
   Fry says greater energy and resources go into creating cotton bags than plastic bags. (Shutterstock / Rich Carey)
   
   "Obviously, the plastic bag also requires resources and processing, but the impacts associated are not as significant as for the cotton bag."
   
   From reusable bags to 'zero waste,' grocery stores try to go green
   
   While many consumers have a stash of cloth bags at home, they often forget to grab them when they go shopping.
   
   "You have to train yourself," Fry said.
   
   She suggests making sure you keep a bag in your car. Another tip? Write "cloth bag" at the top of your shopping list.
   
   Enright spoke with Fry about why the study does not excuse us from feeling guilty about the proliferation of plastic in our environment.

   
   
   i counted like 4 cloth bags just floating around except they don't float they end up crammed into nooks and caught on fences and idk seems like a big scam to me
2. 2023-08-29 at 6:11 PM UTC

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   vindicktive vinny Black Hole
   i thought canada is a first world country
3. 2023-08-29 at 6:12 PM UTC

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   Rape Monster Naturally Camouflaged

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny i thought canada is a first world country

   
   They are, it's the only place you can legally kill yourself for fun
4. 2023-08-29 at 6:21 PM UTC

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   Bradley Florida Man
   if u buy 1 item at a time u will not need bags.
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5. 2023-08-29 at 6:29 PM UTC

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   vindicktive vinny Black Hole

   Originally posted by Rape Monster They are, it's the only place you can legally kill yourself for fun

   
   now theyre prescribing MAID to people who have suicidal thoughts.
6. 2023-08-29 at 7:25 PM UTC

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   Rape Monster Naturally Camouflaged

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny now theyre prescribing MAID to people who have suicidal thoughts.

   
   I know, it's great that we have that sort of freedom
7. 2023-08-29 at 8:27 PM UTC

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   the man who put it in my hood Black Hole [miraculously counterclaim my golf]

   Originally posted by vindicktive vinny i thought canada is a first world country

   
   PFFFF AHAHAH
   
   
   

   Originally posted by Bradley if u buy 1 item at a time u will not need bags.

   
   i just take a BACKPACK