The Plastic Bags Seem To Multiply

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I reuse some of mine but the rest seem to just sit and multiply.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381875)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Jan 20

Plastic bags are not used in our store any more. You can still use small one for vegetables but I don't accumulate the larger ones like I used to.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

9 Jan 20

Same here, they have been banned one year ago.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

13 Jan 20

@HazySue We bring the groceries in the cart at the our car and we have two folding boxes where we place the grocery to bring home.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

@JudyEv and @LadyDuck They haven't banned them here yet. It's easier to carry your own totes in to carry your groceries.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

9 Jan 20

I use them to put cat waste in and for small trash cans.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

Very good uses for them. At least they are being put to good use.

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (91044)

• United States

9 Jan 20

I have a bag of those plastic bags too. When I get too many I take them to our supermarket where they have a big recycling bin for those plastic bags. I guess they recycle them into something else. I do keep some on hand for trash. They come in handy for our bathroom wastebaskets.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I use them for bathroom wastebaskets also. Still they seem to build up.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

9 Jan 20

They are banned in Connecticut, but not in Florida. I use them to line my waste paper baskets.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

15 Jan 20

@HazySue

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I do the same thing. They seem to multiply at an alarming rate even so.

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66603)

• India

9 Jan 20

I try to avoid taking any plastic bags

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

In some places you would have to carry you purchases out in your hands if you didn't use them. However, as long as you don't have many of them they do have their uses.

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Raj

@Butterfingers (66603)

• India

13 Jan 20

@HazySue true

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208801)

• United States

9 Jan 20

They do, that is why I am trying to remember to use totes.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

Totes are the best solution.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117211)

• El Paso, Texas

10 Jan 20

Yep, I have at least 2 bags full but I use them as trash can liners if they don't have any holes in them.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117211)

• El Paso, Texas

14 Jan 20

The only poop I scoop are in the kitty litter boxes but sadly most of the plastic bags I end up with have holes in the bottoms @HazySue

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I have found that using them in wastepaper basket and as pooper scoopers are the best way for me to use them.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

10 Jan 20

the hubs's prone to bringin' one home e'ery now'n then, i despise 'em. particularly 'fter fightin' to get several out'ta one 'f my trees.... the hubs'd not use the grocery bags i'd 'ccumulated o'er the years, but likes the ones i made out'ta horse feed bags, bird feed bags, etc. ya know, coz someone 'lways 's a comment to him 'bout 'em. he loves bein' the center 'f 'ttention. works fer me coz 't least he uses those.

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crazyhorseladycx

@crazyhorseladycx (39503)

• United States

14 Jan 20

@HazySue wish i could take credit fer such, lol. there's youtube vid's showin' how to make 'em, relatively easy to do. i'd think a hat'f such'd be hot? there's be quite a few folks doin' most interestin' thingies with all sorts 'f plastics. which's good, but i'd prefer 'em to jest not be made any longer.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

That's a great idea. You are so clever. I once saw a youtube where the woman made a hat by braiding plastic bags together.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128831)

• Gainesville, Florida

10 Jan 20

I do exactly what your meme says! I have a plastic bag full of plastic bags, in fact it is overflowing. I usually take them to the grocery store when the bag gets full to put them in the recycle bin. But our county has been talking about planning plastic bags, and so I have been hesitant to turn all those bags back in. I do find that I used them quite a bit around the house. And it's funny that you talk about the bags multiplying, because when I grocery shop I take reusable bags with me, so I don't know where all these plastic bags keep coming from!

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128831)

• Gainesville, Florida

14 Jan 20

@HazySue It's possible that they are sneaking them in my totes! They are certainly multiplying from somewhere! haha

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

19 Jan 20

@moffittjc

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

They are multiplying from bags of the past. Are you sure they don't slip a plastic bag or two into your totes?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Jan 20

I need to remember to take mine with me the next time I go shopping. All the grocery stores have plastic bag recycle bins.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

13 Jan 20

@HazySue I know of three. I need to remember to take the bags with me when I go to the store. Until then, the bags will increase.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I am hoping that the rest of the stores in my area start a plastic bag recycle bin.

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Courtney

@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

15 Jan 20

We do the same. Or well, always did before stores got rid of them around here. Now we only get them when we go to walmart.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

19 Jan 20

I think banning them really is a good idea.

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Courtney

@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

20 Jan 20

@HazySue probably is.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

10 Jan 20

@HazySue You are right when I buy something it is put in a bag and then I have more and more bags. I decided to do something else with them. I use them for when I do my grocery shopping.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I also use them for SaveaLot shopping. You have to buy bags to put your groceries in there.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

13 Jan 20

@HazySue I used to get the plastic ones when they were free and saved them up and then I also bought some and saved them and so once in a while I buy bags if do not have mine.

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Miss S

@Moon24 (22394)

• Serbia

9 Jan 20

I use plastic bags for garbage.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

They certainly are good for that.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

19 Jan 20

@Moon24 They cost 2 cents per bag.

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Miss S

@Moon24 (22394)

• Serbia

13 Jan 20

@HazySue Plastic bags are not cheap. There were free. Do you pay for plastic bags?

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cmoneyspinner

@cmoneyspinner (9218)

• Austin, Texas

9 Jan 20

It's not just you. I have plastic bags full of plastic bags. I use them for a variety of reasons.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

Sometimes they do seem to come in handy.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

9 Jan 20

Plastic bags were banned one year ago here, and we paid for them before, so I have not many.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I think that is the best solution all the way around, to ban them.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

13 Jan 20

@HazySue We now have the habit, so people bring their bags.

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Felicia Kane

@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

9 Jan 20

We used to have a ton of plastic bags. We still get them sometimes, but nowdays we use reusable bags. It is cute because we have a lot of reusable bags and can theme them with the season and such.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

I have found that there are stores now where you have to buy the bags to put your groceries in I am now trying to remember to keep a bag of bags in my car.

Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

9 Jan 20

I avoid plastic bags that's why I have cotton tote bags for shopping.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

Actually, that really is the best solution. Using your own totes.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

13 Jan 20

@HazySue Yes, it is. I agree with you.

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Mrki Krki

@mrki444 (15162)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

9 Jan 20

I use them for grabage. Many people say it is wrong since they are not black but plastic is plastic. If don't do that, I would throw plastic bag into another plastic bag.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

13 Jan 20

We try to use what we can and recycle the rest.

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Mrki Krki

@mrki444 (15162)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

13 Jan 20

@HazySue But still you have to transfer it into garbage cans. Also you can't recycle all so it goes into mix waste.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

9 Jan 20

I think we're in the same situation but maybe not until the start of this year where a law is in its full implementation banning the single use of plastic bags here in our city. Eco bags are now use and paper bags for small purchases.

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