LAist: LA May Bag Supermarket Staple

Amy Alkon

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:29:16 -0800

A good point, SMO. Hadn't known that, or given it any thought. Somebody should manufacture heavy canvas sacks, with handles, shaped like the paper Whole Foods bags, and promote them as a way to save petroleum. (Canvas book bag type bags are too small.) Then again, somebody with a better economic brain than mine should figure out if that works out as a real savings vis a vis what goes into growing the cotton, manufacturing the bags, etc.

Joe

Sat, 05 Feb 2005 03:49:16 -0800

It's just another reminder that we all need to bring our own sacks to the grocery store. It's really not that big of a deal to remember. A couple weeks ago, I brought my sack to Vons, and as the bagging clerk was holding it IN HER HANDS, she asks me, "Paper or plastic?" "Uh, you can just use that..." On the petroleum note, most laundry detergents use a lot of petroleum that we're not aware of. You should get natural laundry detergent like Trader Joe's. :)

smo

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 21:16:33 -0800

Despite the fact the plastic grocery bags do cause litter, an intersting fact to point out is that the plastic grocery bags are made out of is a by product of gasoline. Since our nation is dependent on oil, we will always have plenty of grocery bags.