My beliefs are a distillation of what I was taught as a child and what I observe as an adult.
I've seen people leave the grocery store with two dozen or more plastic bags with a limited amount of things in them since the bags would rip. I worked at a grocery store in high school and was disgusted by the amount of plastic bags people would need to put their groceries in. They could have left the store with a half dozen reusable bags and that would have eliminated the need for any plastic bags at all. When you factor in that close to 90% of plastic bags are never recycled then action has to be taken in my opinion.
Alaska Born ~ Oregon Grown
Common Sense (11-07-2014),GrassrootsConservative (11-07-2014),Peter1469 (11-07-2014)
In my area the issue are the people who think recycling is a waste of time...and the slobs. The same people here who are complaining about the EPA are also complaining about the trash in the local rivers...go figure
That's my problem with the issue. I personally recycle, I throw my trash away, and when I am done a cigarette I field dress it... have for years. But then you drive on any roadway and you see litter everywhere. Around here, all of our storm drains dump directly into the Chesapeake Bay. It disgusts me that no one seems to know how to take 2 seconds and throw something away, even if they don't recycle per say, at least put it somewhere besides out your car window at 50mph.
PolWatch (11-07-2014)
Trees are renewable if you purposefully grow fast growing trees for paper, bags, etc. Pawlonia reach maturity within 5-7 years.
Plastics are petroleum based products and are just not good for you. I don't drink out of plastic. I pay more for non-petro products. I don't endorse the use of plastic, especially for women because the breakdown of plastic creates chemicals that your body mistakes for estrogen, promoting weight gain and breast cancer.
I'd rather us create tree farms for paper sacs, and use glass again for bottles.
And if we should die tonight
Then we should all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out father, prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side
Desolation comes upon the sky..
Peter1469 (11-07-2014)
My beliefs are a distillation of what I was taught as a child and what I observe as an adult.
I have reusable bags in the back of my car that are made of recycled material. I've had them since I got them when I worked at that grocery store. You can use two reusable bags in place of 5-10 plastic ones. Paper is better than plastic but having bags that you almost never have to replace is ideal.
Alaska Born ~ Oregon Grown
Common Sense (11-07-2014)
In my opinion reusable bags, or reusing bags, should be pushed more. I am perfectly fine banning plastic bags being used at places like grocery stores, restaurants, retail shops, and places like that, and I also think that there should be a charge if you need to use paper bags from the store if you don't bring your own bags when you go buy your groceries. Some people may find that to be totalitarian or something but I think it's logical and necessary.
Alaska Born ~ Oregon Grown