2oldman wrote:
Compared to the number of gloves used, every day, by every hospital, doctor's office, dentist office, and many other health facilities, I'm not too worried about my contribution to the glove trash problem.
Now what about the bags?
What about the bags? I hate the plastic bags at the grocery store, plus the fact they feel like they need to double and triple bag stuff. Put the meat in a bag, put that bag into another bag, then the lettuce goes in another bag, which goes in a separate bag. Europe has a few good ideas, and people bringing in their own grocery bags is one of them.
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency, over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps are consumed in the U.S. each year. According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. goes through 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers is $4 billion)."
Waste on a grand scale.
