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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Most people don’t in the US, no. In my city there isn’t really functional transit so that’s not really a thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How can people afford to pay for plastic bags everytime they shop though that must cost a fortune and it’s inneficient in so many ways.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s only a few cents here. But I don’t know because I don’t do it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Hmmmm. So what happens to the bags after people buy things with them I’m not sure I understand. Why don’t they just stay in the car for next time?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Grocery bags are disposable plastic. In my state they cost a few cents each as of a couple of years ago. Reusable bags are common, but it's also common to forget them and need to buy disposable bags. Most people reuse them as e.g. trash bags for bathrooms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it’s biodegradable material?

I guess bags for the bins makes sense as a reuse strategy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

No, they aren't made of cellulose or anything, just plastic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

the us largely does not charge for bags directly, they are a consumable that is part of the store's customer overhead. At cost each bag is around 3 cents, and probably holds 15 to 50 dollars of merchandise that is being sold at around 2% net profit generally.

people often keep the bags and use them for other stuff, like trash bags or plastic linings or makeshift gloves. not everyone does. it's wasteful, yes, though on net carbon impact it's probably lower than plastic reusable bags and many plant fabric ones given a plastic industry exists anyway.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

5 cents per bag is a fortune?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They dropped plastic bags where I'm from. 25c per paper bag. $2.50 for a bag for cold stuff. It does add up, then what do you do with that stuff, they can't be bin liners

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ah so your state is just being annoying. They're 5 cents in OR, paper or plastic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Businesses in Florida so not charge for plastic or paper bags