wtf, canada charges 5 cents for plastic bags?

[SandEagle]

so im in toronto (awesome place, btw) and they are charging everywhere for plastic bags.... i hear there is a law coming to ban plastic bags altogether?


just found this

http://network.nationalpost.co...c-bag-bylaw-legal.aspx

weird

edit: i think this applies to Toronto only, other provinces to follow?

 

[coldmeat]

This bylaw is news to me, but in my town there is only one grocery store that doesn't charge for bags (Walmart). The No Frills and Metro do.

 

[olds]

I know times are hard, PM me your PayPal info and I will send you five cents.

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I know times are hard, PM me your PayPal info and I will send you five cents.

multiply 20 bags so far by .05 and you owe me one dollar (canadian). at a 25% exchange rate, I'll go ahead and accept your .75 cents.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Makes sense. They cost money to make and are bad for the environnment

 

[MegaVovaN]

Good. They are really bad for environment.

 

[Jumpem]

The town my wife's parents live in charges $2.50 per garbage bag.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

They do this in Korea. No one has any objections. Customers just bring reusable bags along.

 

[masteryoda34]

http://shootingmessengers.blog...oment-harm-merely.html

 

[ZzZGuy]

Bring a bag full of reusable bags. They are easier to handle and don't tear.

 

[MrPickins]

I reuse plastic bags as trash bags or kitty litter bags. You can't just make a blanket statement that all plastic bags are bad for the environment...

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: ZzZGuy
Bring a bag full of reusable bags. They are easier to handle and don't tear.

The resuable bags are great. Instead of 12 plastic bags (multiple trips), I get 3 of the nice canvas bags (1 trip).

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
The town my wife's parents live in charges $2.50 per garbage bag.

In conjunction to encouraging recycling, Pay as You Throw programs for garbage also cover the cost of disposal.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

Originally posted by: MrPickins
I reuse plastic bags as trash bags or kitty litter bags. You can't just make a blanket statement that all plastic bags are bad for the environment...

Yup

 

[Sealy]

Lots of stores around here (Vancouver) are doing this now, I think it's a great idea. I bring my own bags everywhere so I don't have to worry about that.

 

[0roo0roo]

the green police are just causing trouble, luckily their influence is limited in the us so far. bags get tons of reuse for garbage/doggie poo etc.. its the least of our problems.

 

[Colt45]

They just started recently here. They've done it for years in austria though... i think that's where i was first exposed to it. seemed weird at the time.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
There's a different reason for the Pay as You Throw program for garbage.

To encourage people to burn trash in barrels I guess.

 

[CanOWorms]

The Queen wanted a new diamond for her crown.

 

[Staple68]

Toronto is not a province, it is a city located in the province of Ontario, which is 3 times the size of Texas. The plastic bag thing is not unique to Toronto but the Loblaws chain of stores now dings all customers 5 cents per plastic bag and encourages the use of reusable ones.

thank you

 

[dennilfloss]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
The Queen wanted a new diamond for her crown.

Then maybe you should eat some coal and shit her one.

BTW, I generally (re)use cloth bags but I'll get some plastic bags every once in a while as they are needed for the garbage bin.

 

[Jeff7]

I love this snippet from the article linked within the first one: The Appetizer: Back to plastic? Reusable grocery bags may cause food poisoning

Don't use your cloth grocery bags for toting gym clothes or diapers or anything but your groceries to prevent possible exposure to a superbug called community-acquired MRSA, a highly antibiotic-resistant form of a common infectious bacterium, Dr. Summerbell cautioned.

Don't use your grocery bags for hauling used diapers. What an ingenious concept!

Does this also mean I should stop using used toilet paper squares as coasters?

 

[imported_Imp]

It apparently works according to today's paper. I generally refuse bags now cause I'm cheap and don't want to pay 5 cents; screw the environment.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: SandEagle

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I know times are hard, PM me your PayPal info and I will send you five cents.

multiply 20 bags so far by .05 and you owe me one dollar (canadian). at a 25% exchange rate, I'll go ahead and accept your .75 cents.

So, buy some decent quality bags and reuse them. Whaaaa, I have to pay for bags that used to be free...whaaaaa.

 

[Bignate603]

A store here in Arizona gives you a 5 cent credit for each bag you save when you use reusable bags. My wife made a bunch, they're significantly stronger than plastic ones and they carry quite a bit more.