Walmart Canada Switches To Re-Useable Shopping Bags, And I Have Mixed Feelings.

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So Wal Mart Canada announced that it was switching exclusively to re-useable shopping bags. The ones they have are made out of some kind of cloth. They are not overly expensive, and they do come in handy, but I still have mixed feelings. For one thing, I live in an apartment tower, so those single use bags always got used in the garbage chute Not the most elegant solution, but they got used. Now that Wal Mart is using re-useable shopping bags, what am I going to use in the garbage chute? I have no plans to purchase more single-use plastic bags because other single use plastic bags have been discontinued. OK, I'd be just fine with them eliminating plastic altogether, and coming up with a biodegradable single-use bag, so that we could eliminate buing small trash bags. Paper is not quite strong enough for organic waste, but perhaps someone will think of something. My second big problem with single use shopping bags is that I do not go to the store, I get my groceries delivered. This creates a bigger bag fee, and it also means that sooner or later I'm going to have an apartment full of Wal Mart bags that I don't need. For folks who are able to get to the store themselves, the re-useable bag thing is a great idea. There is no reason why they can't wash a few and keep them in the trunk of the car, or something. For those of us who take the bus or get groceries delivered, this is not an ideal solution. How does everyone else feel about this switch in any store, to re-useable bags? What do you like, and what do you dislike about it?