http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/05/so-hows-that-plastic-bag-ban-working-out-for-you Comments On: So How's That Plastic Bag Ban Working Out for You? by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:24:57 -0800 The Stranger
Of course, they don't last 180 uses unless you don't wash them. Which some people don't. Just ask your friendly neighborhood checker about the gross cloth bags they're seeing. Of course, you could always pay a nickel per paper bag. Good luck in the rain, and try not to think about how each paper bag causes 15 times as much water pollution as a plastic bag.

Seattle's a great town. Always fun to watch these people who actually think they're all smart and scientific and all.
Posted by Unbrainwashed]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:13:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by biffp]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:49:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by watchout5]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:18:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cynickal]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:00:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Paper Bags..Ya Because They Come From Trees]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:38:43 -0800 The Stranger You have to give them a stern "No Bag!", or just hand them yours.

On a darker note I am also wondering how the ban on plastic bags relates to suicide. Seems like it might reduce the suicide rate, at least by suffocation/asphyxiation.

A few weeks ago I pulled a bag off a guys head what was trying to suffocate himself in the bushes outside the ER. Well long story short PD showed up and we ended up admitting him. The question on everyone's mind was, "Where did he get a plastic bag in Seattle?"
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:07:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt the Engineer]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:54:40 -0800 The Stranger
Get a grip!
Posted by madcap]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:27:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by floater]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:08:05 -0800 The Stranger http://www.amazon.com/T-Shirt-Carry-Out-…

That's like a lifetime supply, isn't it?
Posted by dlauri]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:38:06 -0800 The Stranger
I have been taking mine to Lams for years.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:28:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:30:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by McGee]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:24:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Jessica]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:24:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:37:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by snacktruck]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:08:27 -0800 The Stranger
I've seen some pretty disgusting reusable bags waiting in line at the grocery store. I just spend a nickel for a paper one, and toss it in the mixed paper recycle bin...
Posted by orino]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:42:42 -0800 The Stranger
No one seems particularly bothered by it. Customers are all used to it, and there's a lot fewer empty bags blowing around the parking lot.

However, one of our managers is a commuter who drives in from Monroe, and he's still freaking out about it. On truck day he hordes empty boxes to give to customers, which customers never want, and I usually end up sneaking them all out to the recycling bin after I've tripped over the mountain a dozen times. The once or twice a day a customer /asks/ for a bag, he goes into a tirade about how the City of Seattle is a bunch of nazis and the bag ban is stupid, while the customer is all like "no, it's fine, I can carry it".
Posted by Lack Thereof]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:36:29 -0800 The Stranger
Also, baggers at grocery stores are now trying to pack everything into bags and you get idiots who lay down frozen meat patties onto a loaf of bread, crushing the bread.
Posted by Kinison]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:31:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:26:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tiktok]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:26:11 -0800 The Stranger
I find that small grocery runs work fine without worrying about bags, or detritus like @5 lying on the sidewalk, but that sometimes one forgets enough bags when you have a lot of groceries. Not a problem at Costco, since they provide boxes which recycle, but a problem at places like Fred Meyer or when there is a sale.

North Korea City Council ftw.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:09:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by More, I Say!]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:05:03 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:57:35 -0800 The Stranger