I'll add that america is awesome but our obsession with disposability and waste

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Jul 16, 2019
6:03:29pm

runnincoug All-American

I'll add that america is awesome but our obsession with disposability and waste

Is honestly an embarrassing aspect of our culture. You don't have to believe in global warning to realize we callously throw too much away and are hurting our beautiful world. I'm all for changing our culture to use less, recycle more, and reuse when we can

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Smith's Grocery is no longer doing plastic bags

TheLost

7/16/19 11:47am

Stuff like this is so dumb

Twin Roots

7/16/19 11:53am

Pretty sure this is because Smiths cares about the environment.

The Dude Abides

7/16/19 12:01pm

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Buffalo

7/16/19 12:09pm

I’m good. An npr podcast is fun and all but I’ll stick with “Smiths believes they are helping by making this move so

The Dude Abides

7/16/19 12:27pm

I don't have an issue with garbage bags. In this country, at least, they go to a

Kandy

7/16/19 12:39pm

Grocery stores without bags is just like hotel's asking you to reuse towels.

Powerbait DPM studnt

7/17/19 9:54pm

Another good NPR podcast on recycling. China's not taking our plastic anymore.

ag4cougs

7/16/19 1:25pm

More likely the CA, WA model is more profitable.

cdr88

7/16/19 12:31pm

Why is not wanting plastic bags, which fill up landfills and take decades or

Martin Van Nostrand

7/16/19 12:09pm

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Buffalo

7/16/19 12:11pm

I'm open to that argument, though I'm skeptical of the idea that reusable

Martin Van Nostrand

7/16/19 12:17pm

Your best point, and completely valid, choose to shop elsewhere

Twin Roots

7/16/19 12:24pm

If someone works next to you is smoking and they don't give a crap then you're

unctoothman

7/16/19 12:29pm

A friend of mine flew into town from Germany last week

LifelongAP

7/17/19 9:15am

And honestly...shopping in Germany works great. We liked the stores and process

runnincoug

7/17/19 5:07pm

Isn't there a way to make the plastic degrade faster?

Pony Zale

7/16/19 11:58am

The difference is there aren’t 800 billion steel thermoses being thrown out

The Dude Abides

7/16/19 12:15pm

Being environmentally friendly is more than waste

Pony Zale

7/16/19 1:31pm

Just for CB, i read the entire Facebook post to find the facts..

TheLost

7/16/19 12:03pm

I support this. It seems obvious we have a problem with plastic waste,

Kandy

7/16/19 12:10pm

Man, Smith's must be doing well with all the changes they are making that aren't

7/16/19 12:28pm

I think outright bans are silly. If people want plastic,

KingDave

7/16/19 12:29pm

First they stop accepting Visa CC’s and now this?! Ugh. Harmon’s it is then.

cougarnerd

7/16/19 1:04pm

You can't use debit? Or reuse a bag?

Dissenter

7/16/19 1:16pm

Imagine using debit cards to buy things 😂

cougarnerd

7/16/19 1:44pm

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Buffalo

7/16/19 1:48pm

The only people that shouldn't be using a credit card to buy everything are

cougarnerd

7/16/19 1:52pm

Smith's can do whatever it wants but I like the plastic bags because we reuse most of the ones

Cosmodiar

7/16/19 1:50pm

Awesome. After living abroad I believe this is 100% the way to go

runnincoug

7/16/19 5:56pm

Bringing a reusable bag works fine if you aren’t buying much stuff but it doesn’t work so well when doing the monthly

Cosmodiar

7/16/19 6:03pm

My family is big, it works fine. Once again, it's about developing habits.

runnincoug

7/17/19 10:22pm

I'll add that america is awesome but our obsession with disposability and waste

runnincoug

7/16/19 6:03pm

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