Comments on: Bag Tax In Ireland Has Eliminated The Plastic Grocery Bag. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-15887 david Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:33:40 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-15887 The looks they give are priceless though, aren't they Helena? They always look at me like "um, why do you have your own bag...we have plenty of these lovely plastic ones for you!" The looks they give are priceless though, aren’t they Helena? They always look at me like “um, why do you have your own bag…we have plenty of these lovely plastic ones for you!”

]]> By: Helena http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-15885 Helena Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:51:03 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-15885 I bought a reusable bag at Target actually as well as some other stuff, and the bagger started putting the bag and the other stuff into a plastic bag! I was like, "what are you doing?" and she said she thought it wouldn't all fit in the canvas bag (it's a small one, and therefore really useful for incidental shopping, I keep it in my purse). But I got her to do it, and it did all fit, perfectly. I think a canvas bag can carry more because it has more give, without tearing. I bought a reusable bag at Target actually as well as some other stuff, and the bagger started putting the bag and the other stuff into a plastic bag! I was like, “what are you doing?” and she said she thought it wouldn’t all fit in the canvas bag (it’s a small one, and therefore really useful for incidental shopping, I keep it in my purse). But I got her to do it, and it did all fit, perfectly. I think a canvas bag can carry more because it has more give, without tearing.

]]> By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-13978 david Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:13:18 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-13978 I tend to think that the people working at the grocery stores near me have never seen a fabric bag before, judging by some of the looks I get. And try bringing one of those bags to Target or something like that, the people start flipping out! I tend to think that the people working at the grocery stores near me have never seen a fabric bag before, judging by some of the looks I get. And try bringing one of those bags to Target or something like that, the people start flipping out!

]]> By: KTHunter http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-13977 KTHunter Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:35:52 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/02/03/bag-tax-in-ireland-has-eliminated-the-plastic-grocery-bag/#comment-13977 I am trying to convert over to using all of my own bags. I am just so incredibly frustrated with the number of plastic bags I have floating around my house that I don't want to send to the landfill but am not able to repurpose/recycle fast enough. I have some fabric bags that stash nicely in my purse, but I still have to make remembering to get them out in time a habit. I do find it interesting that a lot of grocery stores are offering fabric bags but at the same time the clerks don't ask if we have one first or look at me strangely if I let them know I have my own bag. I think it would be helpful if the stores simply provided a few minutes of training to their workers to have them ask if we need bags first; it would take as much time as the question they used to ask us if we wanted paper or plastic. I think they just need to get as used to the idea as the customers do. I think it would be easier for me to remember about my bags if a clerk actually asked me if I had one. It's just a shift in perspective that would only take a few weeks to get used to, I think. A clerk asking someone who doesn't have bags might also give the customer a reason to consider the fabric bag idea if they had not had time to before. I am trying to convert over to using all of my own bags. I am just so incredibly frustrated with the number of plastic bags I have floating around my house that I don’t want to send to the landfill but am not able to repurpose/recycle fast enough. I have some fabric bags that stash nicely in my purse, but I still have to make remembering to get them out in time a habit.

I do find it interesting that a lot of grocery stores are offering fabric bags but at the same time the clerks don’t ask if we have one first or look at me strangely if I let them know I have my own bag. I think it would be helpful if the stores simply provided a few minutes of training to their workers to have them ask if we need bags first; it would take as much time as the question they used to ask us if we wanted paper or plastic. I think they just need to get as used to the idea as the customers do. I think it would be easier for me to remember about my bags if a clerk actually asked me if I had one. It’s just a shift in perspective that would only take a few weeks to get used to, I think. A clerk asking someone who doesn’t have bags might also give the customer a reason to consider the fabric bag idea if they had not had time to before.

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