Council to Decide on Plastic Bags for Big Island

[Guest]

If they ban disposible bags there will be a spate of people getting diseases from carring leeky meat in useable bags before long.

[Greg]

Thats right folks. Please don't chew on your shopping bags.

[gtill]

Esnap has a point, imagine a big bag of fresh, dripping manoa lettuce or mixed package meat on a long hot drive home in paper bags. Plastic was used because it's waterproof, and a replacment doesn't exist. reducing the use to wet items would cover both sides.

[Rob Tucker]

you guys are funny!

[Kapohocat]

I have stayed out of this because knee jerk reactions never work out well... (the same case happened when glass went to plastic bottles and now look at the mess we have)...

So what if we didnt ban plastic bags but instead charged a "fee" like bottles? Say 5 cents a bag for plastic and 3 cents for paper. Then if you bring your own shopping bags (hemp, cotton whatever) to use - you dont get charged, or you save 5 cents or 10 cents on your grocery bill.

The fee is used to work on a solution to this quandry (paper versus plastic) until we come up with a realistic solution.

[mattastic78]

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Originally posted by gtill

Esnap has a point, imagine a big bag of fresh, dripping manoa lettuce or mixed package meat on a long hot drive home in paper bags. Plastic was used because it's waterproof, and a replacment doesn't exist. reducing the use to wet items would cover both sides.

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The lettuce wouldn't be a problem, because it would be wrapped in the plastic bag that can be found in every produce department.

The meat also would be contained in styrofoam and plastic wrapping.

Oh wait... are these going to be banned too?

[dlnragent]

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Originally posted by Kapohocat

I have stayed out of this because knee jerk reactions never work out well... (the same case happened when glass went to plastic bottles and now look at the mess we have)...

So what if we didnt ban plastic bags but instead charged a "fee" like bottles? Say 5 cents a bag for plastic and 3 cents for paper. Then if you bring your own shopping bags (hemp, cotton whatever) to use - you dont get charged, or you save 5 cents or 10 cents on your grocery bill.

The fee is used to work on a solution to this quandry (paper versus plastic) until we come up with a realistic solution.

Sack N Save in Hilo already gives a discount of 3 or 5 cents, I forget which, when you bring your own bag.

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[Guest]

Don't you all cook your meats you guys bring home from the market?[^]

I tend to wash my vegetables as well.... Not because of leaky meat... but more so because of slugs and dirt.[]

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[dlnragent]

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Originally posted by mattastic78

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Originally posted by gtill

Esnap has a point, imagine a big bag of fresh, dripping manoa lettuce or mixed package meat on a long hot drive home in paper bags. Plastic was used because it's waterproof, and a replacment doesn't exist. reducing the use to wet items would cover both sides.

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The lettuce wouldn't be a problem, because it would be wrapped in the plastic bag that can be found in every produce department.

The meat also would be contained in styrofoam and plastic wrapping.

Oh wait... are these going to be banned too?

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I recall the days at the meat market (not that long ago) when fresh meat was wrapped in paper, and I can't see any problem with the lettuce if you shake it off a bit before you put it in a bag.

[mattastic78]

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Originally posted by dlnragent

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Originally posted by Kapohocat

I have stayed out of this because knee jerk reactions never work out well... (the same case happened when glass went to plastic bottles and now look at the mess we have)...

So what if we didnt ban plastic bags but instead charged a "fee" like bottles? Say 5 cents a bag for plastic and 3 cents for paper. Then if you bring your own shopping bags (hemp, cotton whatever) to use - you dont get charged, or you save 5 cents or 10 cents on your grocery bill.

The fee is used to work on a solution to this quandry (paper versus plastic) until we come up with a realistic solution.

Sack N Save in Hilo already gives a discount of 3 or 5 cents, I forget which, when you bring your own bag.

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so does Island Naturals in Hilo... I forget how much... 5 cents maybe?