I’m all for recycling but when it comes down to doing it, most businesses only give it lip service. I’ve saved aluminum cans in separate bags only to see them thrown in with the rest of garbage in the truck. As an example,Right now I have a couple of bags of aluminum cans and can’t get anyone to get them and if I took them any where it would cost me a gallon or two of gas to take them there so I guess eventually I’ll have to throw them into the garbage. We need a much better system for recycling.

Up here in Ontario, PAPER bags are illegal, in an effort to save the trees! When you go to the grocery store, you either bring your own bags, OR pay up to 35-cents for a PLASTIC bag! The fee for the bag is supposed to be a incentive to recycle and use your own bags, much like those shown here. MOST, not ALL grocery stores and Wal-Mart up here will also knock off 10-cents each for you bringing your own bag(s). Recycling is not an option here, IT’S THE LAW! You must separate all your paper/plastic/cardboard/glass/metal. They come by bi-weekly to pick up the recyclables. I think all and all, it’s great for the environment and cuts down on landfill space. Also, when you buy beer and other glass-bottled drinks, you pay a deposit, another incentive for you to bring the empty bottles back. It only takes a few minutes to sort it all out, but I feel like it’s worth it, to help preserve the earth for my kids and future grandchildren!

there is alway something that is destroying the world. They sold palstick bags saying it would save trees now stop using plastick bags will save oil whats next stop using cloth bags and save what?????

I’ll have to pay closer attention when grocery shopping, I haven’t noticed any recycle bins in Wal-Mart, Food World or Food for less. I have never liked plastic bags and it used to be they would ask when it first began if you wanted paper or plastic, now you get plastic or carry them out in your hands I guess. I don’t know how net bags would do on groceries and trying to get a loaf of bread home unquashed with can goods and other things in there, never tried it.

Carl, if you shop at any grocery store, the recycling bins are on the way in the door. No more gas involved. Just stuff them in the bins and get new ones on the way out.

It never even crossed my mind that someone might shoplift with the bags. How funny. You would think MegaloMart would not sell them since they are easily ripped off. I guess the net bags would solve all that. It’s a good idea, I forget to bring the bags in whenever I shop. In Europe, shoppers are charged for plastic bags. That really sets the tone. As a shopper, why should I pay for bags I don’t use?

I am all for recycling...but allowing people to bring large bags into a store just opens up the door for shoplifters. They will have a field day. I worked in retail for several years and I can tell you from experience that they will take full advantage of this.

Tell mr. Herder if he wants to collect plastic bags I’ll save mine and he can come by my house and collect mine since I really don’t have the gas to ride around to find a place to leave them. Where were all these people when we were trying to save the paper bag business in mobile ?