Comments on: Don’t Be Fooled by Reusable Bag Norovirus Scare

By: Bornagaingreen

Bornagaingreen — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:14:35 +0000

@BethTerry Exactly. We are so blessed in this country to have numerous freedoms that are unattainable to others around the world, but if a certain freedom of ours is consequently harming all of us– not just the animals and land, but our children/families– then it becomes difficult to justify it as an individual freedom.

By: BethTerry

BethTerry — Thu, 31 May 2012 06:42:41 +0000

They use whatever argument suits their purposes at the moment, don’t they?

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:25:43 +0000

I looking for articles that use the bag manufacturers’ arguments, and found a list of ways to reuse disposable bags on Hilex Poly’s site – one suggestion: “Carry your lunch”! Cause that completely meshes with their health risk argument.

By: judithcruzan

judithcruzan — Sun, 27 May 2012 17:59:11 +0000

I use European Mesh bags or as my husband calls them “Perhaps Bags”, I got mine at Reuseit.com. They come individually or in sets of 5. They are washable and then you just hang them to dry. They can hold up to 45lbs each and make great gifts.

By: KATIA EMI

KATIA EMI — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:51:43 +0000

I´m from Sao Paulo, Brasil, and this year (just this year!!) a battle between prefecture and consumer protection agency started because of the plastic bags ban.
The battle is: consumer protection says the markets have the obligation in providing a way to accomodate the purchase so the customer can go home…and prefecture banned due to environmental issues or any other reason that´s not out in the open.
The thing is prefecture hasn´t given society a chance to figure out a way of replacing the plastic bags in our daily life…no educational program, no anything.
What I think is: if you want to ban it, do it properly by educating people. Both protecion agency and prefecture.
Anyhow, the battle isn´t over…and apparently, with this news in Oregon, more serious issues will come along than consumer rights or political interests…and I´m turning on my washing machine to clean my reusable bags!!!

By: BethTerry

BethTerry — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:02:10 +0000

@RobJohnson1 Exactly.

By: RobJohnson1

RobJohnson1 — Fri, 18 May 2012 03:42:29 +0000

from the article “made out of laminated woven polypropylene” Isn’t polyprorpylene.
Isn’t that a plastic? I am sure I have some of these bags. And they Can be washed just like my favorite canvass bags. My point is,,,,Hilex poly seems to be saying their poly is better than brand X poly. Which I say is hogwash, Go canvass!

By: BethTerry

BethTerry — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:09:52 +0000

Hey Sven, the problem is that in California, there is a law prohibiting cities and counties from charging fees for plastic bags, which is really an effective way to handle the problem. It gives people a choice but also “helps them remember” their reusable bags. That is why California cities are going for full-on bans. We have to solve this problem, and we’re not going to get there simply through education. The recycling rate of plastic bags is only about 3%, and every day I leave the house and see plastic bags blowing down the street. And as for this being American and personal freedom, I feel like personal freedom ends where our environment begins because the environment affects us all. I don’t have the freedom to pee in your yard just because I feel like it. Our air and water belong to all of us, and so people’s personal actions affect us all. You know?

By: Sven

Sven — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:51:58 +0000

Good investigation! But I still do not agree that the plastic bag ban is a good idea. I personally use plastic grocery bags for many uses other than carrying groceries that reusable bags would not be able to accomplish. And shouldn’t it be a personal choice? This is America. Don’t change people’s laws, change people’s minds. Convince us to go reusable, don’t force us.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:30:56 +0000

We’ve been saying this for years–and it makes us so mad that these stories keep making headlines. This just as easily could have happened with plastic bags. And don’t get us started about why food was being kept in the bathroom. So gross.

We can’t share this link enough. It’s great info about the best way to wash different reusable bags: http://www.bulletinbag.com/faqs/washing-reusable-bags.html