Zhuge_Liang
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In a store's counter, what do you choose?
Paper or Plastic?
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You know, the first time I was asked that, I thought they were asking if I wanted to pay with cash or a credit card. I don't know who got more confused, me or the cashier.
Anyway, many places anymore don't give me a choices, only having plastic bags. Unfortunate, since if I get a lot of groceries I would much prefer paper bags.
Anyway, many places anymore don't give me a choices, only having plastic bags. Unfortunate, since if I get a lot of groceries I would much prefer paper bags.
De Lorimier
North American Scum
Paper if I left my fabric bag at home. Plastic bags are the devil.
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
If I have an option, I'll always take paper. I save bags, and I find more uses for paper than plastic.
Paper if given the choice. Back in the Cola Wars of '85, we were only equipped with paper sacks to fend off the hordes. Plastic bags were introduced shortly thereafter and are associated in my mind with new-fangled "progress" for the weak.
Maimonides
Emperor
There is allot more discussion of this in my Ask a Grocer thread.
Shylock
Hey smiling strange
When I worked for the California version of Safeway, we would default to plastic but paper was available if you asked.
We have reusable bags.
Godwynn
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Me too! We even store them in the same place!
Rhymes
Drive 4 25 is back
I have absolutely no proof, but a greenpeace guy the came over to my place (for propaganda) told me that paper bags were creating a lot more pollution then plastic bag, if we take everything into account. (energy required in production, trees needed, the fact that less then 25% of recycled paper is really recycled...) So now I choose plastic, and use them as lunch bag during the week.
Bozo Erectus
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Paper is biodegradable.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
I have never been asked this.
We don't really believe in recycling up here in Canada.
We don't really believe in recycling up here in Canada.
Perfection
The Great Head.
plastic in paper.
GuitarHero
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I do the same thing, except I keep them in a closet.
Fugitive Sisyphus
Escape Artist
Thirded but I keep them under my sink and not Downtown's.
Godwynn
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Sucks to be you, I sometimes steal some of Downtown's and hope he doesn't notice.
Perfection
The Great Head.
Well, you don't notice when I steal them from you.
Godwynn
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Or so you think.
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