LAist: City Council Votes to Ban Plastic Bags

jrb

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:01:08 -0800

"Trader Joe's in Studio City (and elsewhere?)" Must be everywhere. They enter you in a raffle if you bring your own bags at the Third and La Brea store too. (sure wish they'd open a TJ's downtown)

savvysearch

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:31:15 -0800

This problem could have been solved with civility if grocery stores just bagged groceries in paper instead of plastic when customers don't show any preference. I don't give a crap and they always bag my things in plastic. Anyway think of the trees. Will someone please think of the trees!!!!!

Schimonie

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:33:11 -0800

Trader Joe's in Studio City (and elsewhere?) is having an ongoing rally for a shopping spree; you get a ticket every time you bring in your own shopping bags.

jrb

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:05:42 -0800

And foreign wars.

Militant Angeleno

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:12:28 -0800

This couldn't come at a better time. Aside from that big mass of floating plastic crap floating in the middle of the Pacific, keep in mind that plastic is a byproduct of petroleum, which, as we all know, costs a lot these days, and is something this country relies on from mostly foreign sources.

torrmoz

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:08:41 -0800

"has anyone thought of the added burden paying for paper bags will have on lower income families?" Once again, that's not really a relevant argument because people now have TWO YEARS to find themselves a few reusable canvas bags. You can't throw a rock in this town without hitting a vendor handing out free reusable bags at a free event. Like LA Weekly was doing at Make Music Pasadena last month.

Deepfry

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:30:31 -0800

I get the environmental consequences of plastic bags but has anyone thought of the added burden paying for paper bags will have on lower income families?

yaknow

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:09:52 -0800

Petco and Whole Foods both carry Biobags, made of cornstarch and approved by the state as biodegradable, for your poopy pooch (Tip: Whole Foods has the better price). I picked them up last weekend and have liked them so far, but I fear one day the large size just won't be enough...

Andy Sternberg

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:44:52 -0800

I too reuse plastic shopping bags for garbage bags in the kitchen, and yes, they are a natural for anyone who walks a dog. But we've all heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, right? I should note, it's only plastic Checkout Counter bags -- the cheap, flimsy one. Ziploc's and the type of bag the goldfish in the picture is in aren't affected, I just couldn't resist the photo.

torrmoz

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:52:51 -0800

i just re-read the story and noticed that it's only a PLASTIC bag ban, so let me rephrase that: MY point is to USE NEITHER.

torrmoz

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:26:34 -0800

This bag ban is fantastic news. Save the plastic bag dot com? Are you kidding me? How about save the planet. The arguments on that site are completely irrelevant because they all pit the plastic bag vs the paper bag. The point of this measure is to USE NEITHER.

jrb

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:14:16 -0800

Check our any of these links and see what our love of plastics is doing to the planet; http://www.greenfeet.net/newsletter/a-sea-of-plastic.shtml http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Ocean/ocean.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/nov/06/internationalnews.waste If we aren't going to make all plastic recycleable, and actually recycle it, then we need to stop using it. As it is archeologists in the future are going to find a layer of plastic that will identify us as an age in the history of mankind. The copper age, the bronze age, the iron age. We will be the plastic age.

baile456

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:03:20 -0800

So now I have to buy bags to pick up dog poop with. Great.

ohgrl

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:47:19 -0800

Yay!

savetheplasticbag

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:36:07 -0800

Check the following link: www.savetheplasticbag.com

qwerty

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:50:52 -0800

Boooo

ka

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:45:26 -0800

Ralphs gives you a nickel off your purchase if you bring your own bag.

Julie Wolfson

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:34:26 -0800

It's about time!!!

jrb

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:24:08 -0800

Good idea! Get rid of the styrofoam and plastic. And stores should be encouraged to give discounts or rewards to shoppers who bring their own canvas bags.