[okl]

Couldn't imagine buying a damned plastic bag every single time I went shopping for groceries. I've been using the same fabric bags for 15 years. It is such stupidity, being to lazy to pack a bag, that humanity wastes resources on.

[gruez]

>It is such stupidity, being to lazy to pack a bag, that humanity wastes resources on.

It's spending resources for convenience. It's not fundamentally different than buying coffee at starbucks (therefore necessitating a plastic lined paper cup).

[teamspirit]

Both can be true. Either way, both are the reasons why we are where we are with regard to the climate.

[zzzeek]

you can bring a reusable cup to Starbucks and they will fill it for you, this is not anything new

[Wowfunhappy]

What percentage of people do you think actually do this?

[zzzeek]

wow where'd those goalposts just go? I was over here, at "buying at Starbucks *necessitates* (OP's term) using a plastic lined, paper cup". Which is false.

[Wowfunhappy]

The OP (who was not me) should not have said "necessitates". However, I don't think the distinction is significant given how few Starbucks customers use reusable cups.

[zzzeek]

until California (it's always California) bans paper cups.

[rayiner]

It’s convenience. People are paying a $1.50 surcharge to avoid the advance planning. That’s a no-brainer.