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by pfexec 267 days ago
Reusable bags are a farce that ignores the use case of reusing singe-use plastic bags as trash can liners, so you're already getting reuse out of them, and the thin bags will likely decompose faster in the landfill.

Meanwhile nearly every feel-good measure that banned plastic bags from municipalities allows paper bags, which require more energy and water to manufacture, and cannot be used to line trash cans.

So I now have to buy plastic trash bags, made out of thicker plastic, so I can throw out the paper ones.

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Tthe flip side is instead of frequently seeing exploded weak retail plastic bags, I now see occasionally exploded thick plastic bags, and due to size, it never explodes in as spectacular mess as loaded tiny bags. TBH I think we're probably trading more polution for slightly cleaner enviroment... which works for me.
There are alternatives to throwing out paper bags. For example, getting a bunch of reusable bags and reusing them. Then you don't have to deal with paper bags or buy those thicker plastic bags either.
Not sure why you would buy plastic bag to throw recyclable paper away in it.

And the entire point of reusable bags being a thing is that you don't constantly buy bags.