watch?v=MnHLleVjezA The inside job of 9-11 has been in our face all this time.You just have to focus in on the collapse. No way that is pancaking.. pancaking doesnt instantly turn concrete to dust
I know this is a good start but it's too small. What's inside all the bags we bring home from the market? Single-use packaging! There needs to be a comprehensive change in the delivery system of goods...more options to refill containers at the market and then we could actually make a difference.
It may be small, but it is a step in a good direction. The FDA has a lot to do with individual packaging- hygiene for one. One small step by every individual is better than none. Changes and improvements do not happen overnight.
I like how this video shows different opinions. The Grocer had a very good point about SF not having a lot of grocery stores. I think it is best to use peer pressure and education first before bans. Although, there are a lot of immigrants in California, who bring along their bad habits of littering. It would help a lot, if their community leaders got them on board as well.
LOL please, don't blame this problem on the immigrants. I find it funny that people need to be told to re-use their grocery bags because my immigrant family has been doing that for the entire 25 years they've been in this country. Immigrants probably leave much smaller carbon footprints than native-born Americans because they didn't grow up in a culture of consumption and are used to preserving everything they have.
This is why most of the rest of America laughs hysterically at the feel-good nonsense the loons in San Fran come up with all the time. Please don't stop. Laughing is good for our health.
What i'm saying is that we should finish the war, so that it doesn't overshadow the earths environment, cuz if we stop now, there just gonna come and attack us again, guess what, were going to retaliate again, and it'll be a second iraq war.
This is the second war in Iraq. Don't forget the Gulf. I just find it amazing, though, how this bandwagon effect works. Did anyone care about the effects of plastic bags ten years ago? Hardly. We've shifted focus from what really matters in maintaining our lives in the short term. It just seems that our priorities are far too messed up.
there's one flaw in this idea of people thinking we should care more about, the earth and stuff more than war or money, it's the fact that millions of people just love war, and being assholes, people also think that if we stop fighting in iraq, theyll stop to( iraq, middle east etc.) but the reason for this war is the fact that they came to our turf and destroyed the twin towers... -_-... im not saying i want to fight but they do, and we can't just let them freely attack us
Please don't take my plastic bags away. I not only use them for garbage, but to carry my lunch to work, to segregate my gym clothing in my gym bag, to carry vegetable waste to my composter. I use them over and over for reasons too many to list here.
Hell we all have to live on this planet, not just us every but other plants and animals as well. You think one should give dick about money or war? Those things are superficial.Thousands of people all over the world are devoting thousands of man hours to divert polution problems so get your head out of your ass it is a crisis. fucktard
The point I was trying to convay to say the economy and war are relativly trivial to our long term survival. The reason why i say this is Since day one of animal life theres been "war" hell animals kill each other every day of their lives; the only difference is they have a good reason. The reason I find economics to be trivial is it's not required for survival. A well functioning ecosystem is however is, and when it finally reaches a certian point it's all down hill from there.
For us war is more than just two animals fighting over something. We have enough nuclear misslies to destroy the world TEN times over! So yes war is FAR from being "trivial" war can have a huge effect on the ecosystem anyway.
Econimics has its ups and downs and that is just the standard pattern. but it is also changing all the time. If econmics are bad then some people won't survival anyway. I'm not saying the ecosystem is trivial, it is far up on our list of issues, but if we don't look at war and he econmy aswell, then that is just as bad for humanity's survival
hey i'm not calling myself an environmentalist. i'm just saying that no matter what we do we are going to be causing probems somewhere else. you have to look at the whole picture
there is a man that creates wallets, purses etc. out of many types of plastics and wants people to mail all of their plastics(light weight and not expensive to mail)and he will make you an item and the rest he does his craft and sells them. I think he sells on ebay. if you are willing to look for him he is willing to take your plastic.
I work for a plastic bag manufacturing plant. Plastic bags are recyclable. I recycle all of mine. They should just put places to drop them off at stores. Problem solved.
I want to use my own reusable shopping bag when I make purchases. But the thing to me is, I can't find a nice shopping bag that doesn't have a logo on it. I went to Fry's yesterday, and they have the logo again. Man... can't there be a company that is delicated in designing reusable shopping bags? I wish there are small companies that do their own designs without a big cooperation logo.
Also, in Europe the plastic bags are thicker and of better quality plus you pay for them (about 20 cent), which togeter means that people use much less of them (and reuse them).
Madness... Plastic bags are much better for the environment than paper bags since a) transport emissions for transporting paper bags are much higher than for plastic bags. It takes 8 truck loads to transport the equivalent of 1 truck load of plastic bags. b) Deforestation is a global problem and it will affect rain forests as well since it will mean an increase in an overall demand of timber. What's needed to be done is to add an environmental fee.
congratulations on the feature. I've loathed the plastic bags since they were introduced and am now very happy to see long life bags being offered in most grocery stores here in the UK. Now if we can work on plastic bottles and cigarette butts! (maybe we should ban PEOPLE! LOL)
Well, China banned plastic bags in June this year. All markets are not allowed to offer free plastic bags for customers. If you do need one to put stuffs in and carry out, you have the options to purchase paper bags or alternative bags at the counter, which is normally 50 times more expensive than the plastic bags they offered before.
Great work here. Keep it going. Lazy people would rather just throw them away. When it is all screwed up, they will be the first to complain. Keep it coming...
the biggest problem is when these bags wind up in the ocean and are eaten by sea turtles that mistake them for jellyfish, their food..Then the turtle dies
I dont mind discouraging people from using plastic bags because they pollute the surrounding area but banning them seems like more left-wing "we know better" nanny-ing. The people who always bitch about Bush taking away peoples rights are the same ones that do it every day with their bans and speech codes.
That is all good, but the change to paper is going to cause another problem altogether. What is paper made out of mostly? TREES. Uh-oh. Reusable cloth bags are really the way to go. It was talked about a little here, but there really should be a push for those instead of just opting for paper as an easy alternative.
or really large, sturdy and thick plastic bags that you buy once and can reuse as long as you please. Cloth bags might be problematic if they get soaked or dirty
Instead of banning plastic bags, there should be stricter punishment for those who litter, and perhaps in incentive for people who record and turn in people who litter.
Environmentalists care about waste. Actually, they care about waste, unless it involves wasting money. Of course, it's never their money, so I guess that makes sense.
How are they so good at propaganda with the masses? I think it has to do with oversimplified notions that create "feel good" policies; tapping into our scientifically illiterate populace.
Banning paper bags will probably help reduce trash. That's definitely nice.
But the whole landfill thing is a joke. And I was just trying to point out that their is cost involved in implementing these bans and that some people are affected. Like a tax, though, the relative cost on each person is not tremendous, so people seem usually not to mind.
Added up,though, it's a lot. Use volunteer or obliged community service to pick up this trash. Use less money to organize that.
When the thought police where trying desperately to "Save a tree" they encouraged using plastic bags. 20 yrs later...you can keep your plastic bags and I'll just say...FUCK YOU.
In Canary Islands (Spain), we run an all out plastic recycling policy and we are now getting bags made out of potato fibers (thet are truly amazing) and 100% bio-degradable.
I don't think there should be any laws as I am opposed to force.
But I happen to use reusable bags and when I don't have one with me I recycle all my plastic bags along with any plastic food lining.
Hell, I recycle everything period. No one forces me too I just do it as do as a free human being. No one should be forced to recycle but us recyclers have a moral duty to educate those who do not see the benefit.
Changing minds through education, not by force and idiotic government policies. :)
agreed. However, only some recycling is beneficial.
Furthermore, the fact that we have to PAY THE GOVERNMENT to recycle is the biggest joke in the world. I think Waste Management must be doing a hell of a job getting the government to keep us paying for them to recycle.
The market would recycle for us. That would cost us nothing (coercively)!
I started using this collapsible crate that i store in my car trunk. When i bring the grocery cart outside i take it to my car and unload all that stuff into the crate and use that to carry it to my appartment.
Places like sams club and costco do not use plastic bags but use used cardboard boxes but now i dont need to use those either!
well this video is a waste of electricity haha no but really im not a global warming person or super environmentalist but i can see reducing in the little things for anyone who doesn't believe in that go to a third world country where there are no laws on this and you can see how the little things add up thats the only thing that changed my mind on this sort of thing but the reusable bags isn't my favorite idea seems like they are dirty.
I am thinking you are still in high school becuase adults do not speak in the manner in which you do, never. Just an observation.
Plus, for someone on here calling environmentally conscious people jobless who live with their parents you sure do seem to have a lot of time on your hands to post here.
recycling and "going green" is a conspiracy: a burocratic agenda to get you to pay more money. The only thing that is really helpful to recycle is aluminum (thats why you get money for cans).
landfills arnt filling with trash waiting for things to degrade; landfills burn trash including plastic.
?? um landfill by definition is a land they FILL with trash. They do burn trash but a lot of bags still go to landfills. (Although hey now filter the harmful chemicals that come from burning garbage now so it has less of an impact on the ecosystem. that might be an early alternative to fuel problems until we get some more solar or wind stuff going on.)
Does anyone agree that less recycling is possibly a socially driven issue; from middle school and up, kids get the idea from their peers that recycling is "not cool." Socialization is the cause of many stupid ideas like this, just as how gender learning from a young age teaches boys that they are "gay" if they wear pink. In short, people dont recycle for the same reasons different genders wear different colors: socialization
yeah, i don't think there should be a ban. I think people should decide for themselves. I figure if i don't need them, i tell the person no, if i do use one, i try to get a lot of use from it before discarding it.. even that in a casual, non extreme way saves hundreds of bags for just me personally
but that's just me, i'm not going to force people not to use them
This is a perfect example of Liberal Extremists controlling the decisions of the general (unsuspecting) public. I understand that some Hippies are against any form of plastic, but I am sick of hippies claiming that plastic cannot decompose, and using that false assertion to control what products we use in our daily lives. Plastic doesn't magically creep into our oceans and strangle all sea life. These are just lies made by hippies to scare gullible Americans into using products they manufacture.
You guys are on the right track in SF, but your heads are in the clouds. You gotta think of a simple, cheap way to recycle the material. Also stop making new ones. Once you have these tow things figured out, then they will fade away. If we can work at it with K.I.S.S and come up with some good ideas, and good 'ol American inginuity (that got us flying, to the moon, electricity, ect.) then one day only the poorest nations will have pollution. Keep making people aware and ideas will come.
I use LOTS of plastic bags... I don't just throw them around everywhere or anywhere... I use plastic bags from the grocery store for garbage bags in my house... If they ban plastic bags in Seattle, what the hell am I supposed to use for garbage bags ? I will just have to buy plastic trash bags... Doesn't make sense to me !!! Not at all. If I'm missing something, will someone please tell me ?
i think the idea is that by banning those small plastic bags is to stop the production of them in general... unfortunately not everyone reuses the plastic bags like you do and so many marine animals are killed everyday due to plastic in the water... the other issue is that it takes a ridiculous amount of oil and energy to create the high density& low density polyethylene's ...continued...
They're also hoping that by banning them people will recycle more.... they haven't banned them where i'm from, but since i switched to canvas bags i've reduced my kitchen garbage from 3 bags a week to 1 by composting on my balcony, and recycling all paper, tin and plastic containers. i also make efforts to buy less packaging... or i observe the sustainability of a products packing when i shop.. look for things that are cradle to cradle (ful reuse) rather than cradle to grave (one use only)
You're not missing anything, Herr Bluponi. I believe that, if these hippies want to recycle their bags, they are free to do so; however, I think the fact that they want to control what YOU AND I use in our daily lives is totally out of their authority. They have no right to decide what products we use day to day, and I appreciate the fact that someone out there (besides me) can think for themselves, instead of allowing these hippies to do our thinking and make our choices for us. Good Job.
you know what would make more sense instead of reducing plastic bags? How about finding a way to reuse them, by melting them down, or even turning them into fuel, u can't just eliminate something that is extremely cheap to make and can find almost everywhere, u need to find a way to accommodate it without side effects.
Actually, plastic bags can not be recycled because only certain types of plastic can be recycled.
But you are right Jogoblue, plastic bags ought to be recovered and reused; but I agree with this video that the usage of plastic bags ought to be REDUCED.
Oh wait! I said the demonic "P" word! So sorry! I know we enlightened, progessive, sensitive guardians of truth all refuse paychecks because we find profits to be the work of the devil! I meant to say the two laid off hemp-bag carriers could fairly devide up the rations that have been determined to offer nominal sustainability! Maybe the mom will be generous and let them wear some of the magical hemp bags too! Wait, does this make the mother an evil captain of industry?
The problem is that the video is filled with mis-information. Landfills have been studied and by any measurement, plastic bags constitute only a very minuscule percent of MW either by weight or volume. Bags are recyclable. Plastic bags out to be recovered, reused and recycled. The problem is high visibility and littering.
i hope they don't do that in nyc. i use those bags for trash and i wouldn't use the regular trash bags are too big to fit down the trash shoot in my building.
there are ppl out there that do reuse those plastic bags in one way or another.
just so all u uneducated fools understand, paper bags are more damaging to the environment that plastic bags... well done san franscisco you hippie fucks
so basically, us tree huggers plan to have families and we hope to live life like we do now in 30 - 40 years, taking showers and what not. Most non-tree huggers plan to have no families and to die alone, so yeah, go ahead, use plastic bags, you wont have kids anyways so why should you give a rotten shit about the planet right?
well done, youve proved yourself to be an idiot. plastic bags are far less damaging to the environment than plastic bags. you honestly sound like the biggest retard i have ever met. Do you know how much energy it takes to produce a single paper bag vs a single plastic one. do you understand the damage that deforestation for paper bags does to local rivers and tributaries? well done idiot, pat yourself on the back
lol, you are completely right buddy, "plastic bags are far less damaging to the environment than plastic bags". Anyways, its useless to comment on youtube, because kids like you are already insulting and calling me the biggest retard without getting your facts right. Do your research, I did mine already. I bet your next post will be 70% insult, 30% nonsense
So you're telling me that EVERY SINGLE person in the ENTIRE world is using at least 1,000 Plastic bags a year???? Or are you just telling me that almost EVERY SINGLE non-tree-hugger in the developed world is using at least 10,000 plastic bags a year?? Hmmm...this sounds REALLY stupid!!!!
I get a good feeling by taking and wasting as many plastic bags as I can to compensate for all you stupid liberal tree huggers. FYI people drive Hummers for the same reason.
I understand they make great Halloween masks.The bags, that is. And Hummers just make me laugh. It's the name, I guess. Ironic, as in "people who drive them really blow." I can't pass one without thinking of the driver giving a BJ. And now you can't, either! Fun!
i know the wal mart down the street from me, the cashiers will put one or two items in each bag. it's so frustrating! i'm carrying 6 bags in each hand instead of 2, with the same amount of groceries! maybe companies can put something like that into their employee training.
I like to tie my extra plastic bags into flower shapes and plant them in the cow pastures. The cows love to find these special tasty treats amongst the buttercups.
cows are fartin' holes in the ozone nonstop. But then, so are we. At least I am. You are too, don't lie. But yes, not digesting plastic does affect this, because it kills the cows, causing them to fart less.
I work at a grocery store, and people say all this crap like 'its too late to save the enviroment' THE HELL IT ISNT. There is little to no work involved in investing into reusable cloth bags. Stick them in your car under the seat. You can fit as many groceries as you like in them, in addition they provide excellent insulation to your ice cream or cold products. Let us think about future generations to come, and stop the disposal of plastic bags!
I try not to throw away plastic bags anymore. There's a "take a bag-leave a bag" bin in my school's library where i put them. But of course they'll all get thrown away eventually...
but I bag my groceries with my own canvas bags now, like a common liberal douche bag.
If the idea of using non THC hemp plants for cultivation caught on issues such as the bag crisis as well as many others would be alot easier to manage. The plant is easy to grow and requires far less insecticides then alot of crops. Most importantly the hemp fiber is where its at. Tree fibers used for paper are maxed out at a couple inches in length, hemp produces feet. Lastly bags ment to last or just bio degradeable temp bags could be made from hemp. This is one way hemp can help us!
Plastic bags rock. You can put them in your truck bed and they fly out! It is funny and you dont have to waste time throwing them away! I guess what I am trying to say is GO FUCK YOURSELF AND YOU VIEWS
Not all plastic bags are thrown away after use, as you would be surprised at the uses many people put them too from anything to decorations, to sheltors & food pantries giving out food & hygine items in such.
i heard san fransico will only let you purchase the groceries you can hold within your butt cheeks. It makes for great entertainment as shoppers walk to their car.
I don't have kids, because I care for the environment. Too many people having too many kids is a bigger problem than using plastic bags. Go talk to all the households with more than one child before you lecture me.
I know exactly what you mean! The left dont have a proper standing point on anything... thats the point. Anyone who's smart (a Right winger - like myself) should run for president. We wont have any competition from the left. Common sense is all it takes... But yet somehow obomber got in office. How typical for our country. I'm wondering when al sharpton and jesse jackson are gonna get caught on tape kissin 0bamba's ass.
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It`s like everyone who saw the Indian crying along the interstate found out he was Italian and went rogue. Nevermind the message. Now, No non smoker likes cigarette smoke. Smokers do understand. Smokers have become way more conciderate than they were in 82. Is that any reason to jack up the price of a carton from $6 to $40+? This is an abuse of state and local government. There is still no Nationalized or Socialized healthcare. Uninsured smokers get emergency then are let DIE! Tax petty cash!
when they ask paper or plastic? i ask for gold box. 24 c
samatention 2 years ago
Band plastic bags everywhere
pixiechristmas 2 years ago
Paper doesn't decompsoe as easy as people think. What happens is their is not enough air to keeo the microbes alive that decompose it.
The very BEST method is using those canvas bags. You get thousands of uses out of one of those bags versus one use or even two or three with paper.
Paper also uses more enegry, trees, and creates more waste than they benefit actually. Making them nearly as bad as plastic to use.
For trash we need enegry plants that burn it as fuel using plasma.
SpinergyDude 3 years ago
Humans have turned earth into a waste land. :/
Josh350 3 years ago
that so good, i think we have to used paper bags, to decrease garbage (well papers can be recycle) thats why:)
you go man! tumbs up for you! this video will help tons of people!!!
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watch?v=MnHLleVjezA The inside job of 9-11 has been in our face all this time.You just have to focus in on the collapse. No way that is pancaking.. pancaking doesnt instantly turn concrete to dust
feedbacksol 3 years ago
I know this is a good start but it's too small. What's inside all the bags we bring home from the market? Single-use packaging! There needs to be a comprehensive change in the delivery system of goods...more options to refill containers at the market and then we could actually make a difference.
cbills1 3 years ago
It may be small, but it is a step in a good direction. The FDA has a lot to do with individual packaging- hygiene for one. One small step by every individual is better than none. Changes and improvements do not happen overnight.
9aspengold5 3 years ago
why not use bags made of recycled paper?
would that not work? just asking
peanutbutterbuiscuit 3 years ago
that is a great idea. Paper will decompose but plastic does not.
9aspengold5 3 years ago
I like how this video shows different opinions. The Grocer had a very good point about SF not having a lot of grocery stores. I think it is best to use peer pressure and education first before bans. Although, there are a lot of immigrants in California, who bring along their bad habits of littering. It would help a lot, if their community leaders got them on board as well.
utoobsta 3 years ago
LOL please, don't blame this problem on the immigrants. I find it funny that people need to be told to re-use their grocery bags because my immigrant family has been doing that for the entire 25 years they've been in this country. Immigrants probably leave much smaller carbon footprints than native-born Americans because they didn't grow up in a culture of consumption and are used to preserving everything they have.
cactusjanice 3 years ago
yeah sure.... then do you forget about the other populations. Narrow minded
misi39 3 years ago
★★★★★ VIDEO!
2500PerDay 3 years ago
This is why most of the rest of America laughs hysterically at the feel-good nonsense the loons in San Fran come up with all the time. Please don't stop. Laughing is good for our health.
swebbie 3 years ago
What i'm saying is that we should finish the war, so that it doesn't overshadow the earths environment, cuz if we stop now, there just gonna come and attack us again, guess what, were going to retaliate again, and it'll be a second iraq war.
bloodbath400 3 years ago
This is the second war in Iraq. Don't forget the Gulf. I just find it amazing, though, how this bandwagon effect works. Did anyone care about the effects of plastic bags ten years ago? Hardly. We've shifted focus from what really matters in maintaining our lives in the short term. It just seems that our priorities are far too messed up.
rkoharchik 3 years ago
there's one flaw in this idea of people thinking we should care more about, the earth and stuff more than war or money, it's the fact that millions of people just love war, and being assholes, people also think that if we stop fighting in iraq, theyll stop to( iraq, middle east etc.) but the reason for this war is the fact that they came to our turf and destroyed the twin towers... -_-... im not saying i want to fight but they do, and we can't just let them freely attack us
bloodbath400 3 years ago
What am I going to put my cats feces in then after I clean their box?
breambusta 3 years ago
great vid. thanks for sharing. hopefully enough people start taking responsibility! im addicted to shopping bags, but now i reuse cloth ones!
SebastianMichael30 3 years ago
That was a pretty good documentary, and concise.
organicfilms81 3 years ago
Please don't take my plastic bags away. I not only use them for garbage, but to carry my lunch to work, to segregate my gym clothing in my gym bag, to carry vegetable waste to my composter. I use them over and over for reasons too many to list here.
MikeDial 3 years ago
Hell we all have to live on this planet, not just us every but other plants and animals as well. You think one should give dick about money or war? Those things are superficial.Thousands of people all over the world are devoting thousands of man hours to divert polution problems so get your head out of your ass it is a crisis. fucktard
Markman0098 3 years ago
noone one should care about war and money? I hope you are kidding.
jesusandstuff 3 years ago
The point I was trying to convay to say the economy and war are relativly trivial to our long term survival. The reason why i say this is Since day one of animal life theres been "war" hell animals kill each other every day of their lives; the only difference is they have a good reason. The reason I find economics to be trivial is it's not required for survival. A well functioning ecosystem is however is, and when it finally reaches a certian point it's all down hill from there.
Markman0098 3 years ago
For us war is more than just two animals fighting over something. We have enough nuclear misslies to destroy the world TEN times over! So yes war is FAR from being "trivial" war can have a huge effect on the ecosystem anyway.
jesusandstuff 3 years ago
Econimics has its ups and downs and that is just the standard pattern. but it is also changing all the time. If econmics are bad then some people won't survival anyway. I'm not saying the ecosystem is trivial, it is far up on our list of issues, but if we don't look at war and he econmy aswell, then that is just as bad for humanity's survival
jesusandstuff 3 years ago
hey i'm not calling myself an environmentalist. i'm just saying that no matter what we do we are going to be causing probems somewhere else. you have to look at the whole picture
schuh69maas 3 years ago
there is a man that creates wallets, purses etc. out of many types of plastics and wants people to mail all of their plastics(light weight and not expensive to mail)and he will make you an item and the rest he does his craft and sells them. I think he sells on ebay. if you are willing to look for him he is willing to take your plastic.
themethodsmom 3 years ago
Plastic bags are racist !
ShipThemToAfrica 3 years ago
I work for a plastic bag manufacturing plant. Plastic bags are recyclable. I recycle all of mine. They should just put places to drop them off at stores. Problem solved.
shua816 3 years ago
I want to use my own reusable shopping bag when I make purchases. But the thing to me is, I can't find a nice shopping bag that doesn't have a logo on it. I went to Fry's yesterday, and they have the logo again. Man... can't there be a company that is delicated in designing reusable shopping bags? I wish there are small companies that do their own designs without a big cooperation logo.
nicelogin2 3 years ago
Racist!
Trollbearockin 3 years ago
Also, in Europe the plastic bags are thicker and of better quality plus you pay for them (about 20 cent), which togeter means that people use much less of them (and reuse them).
nomorefooling 3 years ago
Madness... Plastic bags are much better for the environment than paper bags since a) transport emissions for transporting paper bags are much higher than for plastic bags. It takes 8 truck loads to transport the equivalent of 1 truck load of plastic bags. b) Deforestation is a global problem and it will affect rain forests as well since it will mean an increase in an overall demand of timber. What's needed to be done is to add an environmental fee.
nomorefooling 3 years ago
ditto....
thepurg 3 years ago
congratulations on the feature. I've loathed the plastic bags since they were introduced and am now very happy to see long life bags being offered in most grocery stores here in the UK. Now if we can work on plastic bottles and cigarette butts! (maybe we should ban PEOPLE! LOL)
LeSaMilano 3 years ago
I will have to piss in glass bottles if they ban plastic ones.
thepurg 3 years ago
Well, China banned plastic bags in June this year. All markets are not allowed to offer free plastic bags for customers. If you do need one to put stuffs in and carry out, you have the options to purchase paper bags or alternative bags at the counter, which is normally 50 times more expensive than the plastic bags they offered before.
Johnxon 3 years ago
Funny thing is all the plastic bags are prob. made in China!
thepurg 3 years ago
Using a canvas bag is not difficult. Plastic bags should be banned in every state. Lazy, uncaring people will survive without plastic bags.
I love nature and I think we should be responsible and as individuals, take care of it.
simplylavender 3 years ago 2
Think about the history of the land fill!!! everylayer has a decade that went by. VERY SMELLY. IT'S LIKE A RETARDED BROTHER.
ntse91 3 years ago
think of all the cool things you could find in a landfill....and plastic bags are a bonus...because its like unwrapping gifts!
thepurg 3 years ago
makes me so warm and cuddly i could just defecate in a plastic bag
thepurg 3 years ago
lazy people in San Fran don't bathe either. Lets make all the homeless bathe in the Bay every day....wow that rhymes :-)
thepurg 3 years ago
Great work here. Keep it going. Lazy people would rather just throw them away. When it is all screwed up, they will be the first to complain. Keep it coming...
richmond46 3 years ago
3:25 Is a fkin gaylord
about the subject, I DONT GIVE A RAT ASS SHIT
mafiamitzy 3 years ago
the biggest problem is when these bags wind up in the ocean and are eaten by sea turtles that mistake them for jellyfish, their food..Then the turtle dies
halkvideos 3 years ago 2
we should regulate how much jelly a turtle should be allowed to eat.
thepurg 3 years ago
interesujące... tylko żebym jeszcze znała j. angielski xD
xxxanulek17xxx 3 years ago
I dont mind discouraging people from using plastic bags because they pollute the surrounding area but banning them seems like more left-wing "we know better" nanny-ing. The people who always bitch about Bush taking away peoples rights are the same ones that do it every day with their bans and speech codes.
rgonz71 3 years ago
holy shit who cares. thats fucking torture to take plastic bags from people
schuh69maas 3 years ago
use paper.
halkvideos 3 years ago
good idea. lets cut down more of the rain forest. there isn't a right answer so there is always going to be a choice
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BadBoyMcCoy 3 years ago
Way to go Ronnie! :D
HLimmen 3 years ago
let's also get rid of all those plastic bottles
joanswitches 3 years ago
Good on San Francisco. The creation and use of disposable products of all types have caused a lot of environmental problems.
aaronryanmusic 3 years ago
Such as? Be sure to be specific if you care to answer.
carlisle9414 3 years ago
Reminds me of that one South Park episode, where the schmugs from San Fransisco love their own farts.
quirks1 3 years ago
That is all good, but the change to paper is going to cause another problem altogether. What is paper made out of mostly? TREES. Uh-oh. Reusable cloth bags are really the way to go. It was talked about a little here, but there really should be a push for those instead of just opting for paper as an easy alternative.
sprybug 3 years ago
or really large, sturdy and thick plastic bags that you buy once and can reuse as long as you please. Cloth bags might be problematic if they get soaked or dirty
Chiflado21 3 years ago
Trees are a completely renewable resource just like the damn food that you eat. You are all just a bunch of dumbass hypocrites.
carlisle9414 3 years ago
I think we should all use paper bags made from Redwoods.
thepurg 3 years ago
Instead of banning plastic bags, there should be stricter punishment for those who litter, and perhaps in incentive for people who record and turn in people who litter.
asdfgoogle 3 years ago
Environmentalists care about waste. Actually, they care about waste, unless it involves wasting money. Of course, it's never their money, so I guess that makes sense.
How are they so good at propaganda with the masses? I think it has to do with oversimplified notions that create "feel good" policies; tapping into our scientifically illiterate populace.
theraccoun 3 years ago
let's just die buried in shit then
SANNAFABICH 3 years ago 2
hahaha okay.
Banning paper bags will probably help reduce trash. That's definitely nice.
But the whole landfill thing is a joke. And I was just trying to point out that their is cost involved in implementing these bans and that some people are affected. Like a tax, though, the relative cost on each person is not tremendous, so people seem usually not to mind.
Added up,though, it's a lot. Use volunteer or obliged community service to pick up this trash. Use less money to organize that.
theraccoun 3 years ago
When the thought police where trying desperately to "Save a tree" they encouraged using plastic bags. 20 yrs later...you can keep your plastic bags and I'll just say...FUCK YOU.
ballsmccoy 3 years ago
we been in business for fifty years.... lolololol not for long
aelleo 3 years ago
In Canary Islands (Spain), we run an all out plastic recycling policy and we are now getting bags made out of potato fibers (thet are truly amazing) and 100% bio-degradable.
W/best wishes,
canariojoe 3 years ago 2
I don't think there should be any laws as I am opposed to force.
But I happen to use reusable bags and when I don't have one with me I recycle all my plastic bags along with any plastic food lining.
Hell, I recycle everything period. No one forces me too I just do it as do as a free human being. No one should be forced to recycle but us recyclers have a moral duty to educate those who do not see the benefit.
Changing minds through education, not by force and idiotic government policies. :)
erinmhughes 3 years ago
It'll take another generation before people get educated.
Government policies accelerate the process.
(I also recycle but I'm in Europe)
Kwizii 3 years ago
agreed. However, only some recycling is beneficial.
Furthermore, the fact that we have to PAY THE GOVERNMENT to recycle is the biggest joke in the world. I think Waste Management must be doing a hell of a job getting the government to keep us paying for them to recycle.
The market would recycle for us. That would cost us nothing (coercively)!
theraccoun 3 years ago
I started using this collapsible crate that i store in my car trunk. When i bring the grocery cart outside i take it to my car and unload all that stuff into the crate and use that to carry it to my appartment.
Places like sams club and costco do not use plastic bags but use used cardboard boxes but now i dont need to use those either!
samhainaz 3 years ago
Yes, get rid of the damn things.
What's next: eliminate drive-thru windows.
Make fat-ass people get out of their cars to get their garbage food to stuff their faces.
It would reduce carbon emissions.
#Cars x #minutes x Carbon emissions per min
It takes little things to change the world, but in general, people are too damn lazy.
This will, however, change soon, as the recession explodes, the dollar becomes worthless, and people are too poor for wastefulness. Good times!
tyronebiggums3 3 years ago
well this video is a waste of electricity haha no but really im not a global warming person or super environmentalist but i can see reducing in the little things for anyone who doesn't believe in that go to a third world country where there are no laws on this and you can see how the little things add up thats the only thing that changed my mind on this sort of thing but the reusable bags isn't my favorite idea seems like they are dirty.
Dynamitoextaci 3 years ago
THE SKY IS FALLING! HEEEEELLLLP!
wastefulignoramous 3 years ago
I collect them and convert them to clean burning gas for my car.
alienhuman 3 years ago
Plastic bags sure make life a lot easier for us, but we must be careful of how we dispose and treat the waste that encomasses them.
sastapleton 3 years ago
Just use them as garbage bags, then throw them out.
VideoSuperMaster 3 years ago
I think we should use you as a garbage bag, and throw you out.
dantehman17 3 years ago
I am thinking you are still in high school becuase adults do not speak in the manner in which you do, never. Just an observation.
Plus, for someone on here calling environmentally conscious people jobless who live with their parents you sure do seem to have a lot of time on your hands to post here.
erinmhughes 3 years ago
There are so many arguments against plastics:
They take several hundreds of years to break down.
Are MADE FROM PETROLEUM (OIL) - DUH!
Can kill wildlife and sea creatures.
Clogs up sewers (just ask anyone that works at the water/sewer department).
If they're burned toxic fumes and ash are released into the environment.
... the list goes on and on...
why do so many people choose to emulate the ostrich and bury their head in the sand. WAKE UP PEOPLE!
watsahurry 3 years ago 2
recycling and "going green" is a conspiracy: a burocratic agenda to get you to pay more money. The only thing that is really helpful to recycle is aluminum (thats why you get money for cans).
landfills arnt filling with trash waiting for things to degrade; landfills burn trash including plastic.
use plastic bags.
seashell1286 3 years ago
lol moron
oopoo64 3 years ago
Look who's talking.
VideoSuperMaster 3 years ago
You unfortunately, stop talking and go exercise.
dantehman17 3 years ago
Cry me a river, bitch.
VideoSuperMaster 3 years ago
?? um landfill by definition is a land they FILL with trash. They do burn trash but a lot of bags still go to landfills. (Although hey now filter the harmful chemicals that come from burning garbage now so it has less of an impact on the ecosystem. that might be an early alternative to fuel problems until we get some more solar or wind stuff going on.)
jesusandstuff 3 years ago
Watch out!, its the plastic bag police
SuvaHP62 3 years ago
nice one
50izdead 3 years ago
My mom's been cutting them and turning them into "plarn" and crochetting them into reusable bags, hats, etc. It's kinda funny, but a cool idea, too.
SanyaMae 3 years ago
YEA!!! who cares if icebergs are melting. LET THE WHOLE WORLD DROWN!
and lets get all the skin cancer we can get right in our own home!! ;)
msBovine 3 years ago
major part of trash is platic bags? That is what he said at 1:17. I think that is bs
hallcert 3 years ago
hurray. use reusable bags!
photray94 3 years ago
Does anyone agree that less recycling is possibly a socially driven issue; from middle school and up, kids get the idea from their peers that recycling is "not cool." Socialization is the cause of many stupid ideas like this, just as how gender learning from a young age teaches boys that they are "gay" if they wear pink. In short, people dont recycle for the same reasons different genders wear different colors: socialization
boscoblack 3 years ago 2
yeah, i don't think there should be a ban. I think people should decide for themselves. I figure if i don't need them, i tell the person no, if i do use one, i try to get a lot of use from it before discarding it.. even that in a casual, non extreme way saves hundreds of bags for just me personally
but that's just me, i'm not going to force people not to use them
FLPman 3 years ago
Nobody has the right to destroy the environment.
pgdevil 3 years ago
i think we need to find a way to freaking recycle thse bags effectivly. banning basg out right just raises costs for cunsumors.
jesusandstuff 3 years ago 2
This is a perfect example of Liberal Extremists controlling the decisions of the general (unsuspecting) public. I understand that some Hippies are against any form of plastic, but I am sick of hippies claiming that plastic cannot decompose, and using that false assertion to control what products we use in our daily lives. Plastic doesn't magically creep into our oceans and strangle all sea life. These are just lies made by hippies to scare gullible Americans into using products they manufacture.
calebshelton2 3 years ago
so.....what does happen to plastic bags?
jesusandstuff 3 years ago
plastic bags will be outlawed:)
photray94 3 years ago
Damn hippie capatalist!! (sarcasm)
pgdevil 3 years ago
these are bills that are passed through a strict political system that uses the population to keep their regulations in check.
get the facts right man.
photray94 3 years ago
You guys are on the right track in SF, but your heads are in the clouds. You gotta think of a simple, cheap way to recycle the material. Also stop making new ones. Once you have these tow things figured out, then they will fade away. If we can work at it with K.I.S.S and come up with some good ideas, and good 'ol American inginuity (that got us flying, to the moon, electricity, ect.) then one day only the poorest nations will have pollution. Keep making people aware and ideas will come.
TluskiLetowski 3 years ago
I use LOTS of plastic bags... I don't just throw them around everywhere or anywhere... I use plastic bags from the grocery store for garbage bags in my house... If they ban plastic bags in Seattle, what the hell am I supposed to use for garbage bags ? I will just have to buy plastic trash bags... Doesn't make sense to me !!! Not at all. If I'm missing something, will someone please tell me ?
Bluponi 3 years ago
i think the idea is that by banning those small plastic bags is to stop the production of them in general... unfortunately not everyone reuses the plastic bags like you do and so many marine animals are killed everyday due to plastic in the water... the other issue is that it takes a ridiculous amount of oil and energy to create the high density& low density polyethylene's ...continued...
balcombe426 3 years ago
They're also hoping that by banning them people will recycle more.... they haven't banned them where i'm from, but since i switched to canvas bags i've reduced my kitchen garbage from 3 bags a week to 1 by composting on my balcony, and recycling all paper, tin and plastic containers. i also make efforts to buy less packaging... or i observe the sustainability of a products packing when i shop.. look for things that are cradle to cradle (ful reuse) rather than cradle to grave (one use only)
balcombe426 3 years ago
You're not missing anything, Herr Bluponi. I believe that, if these hippies want to recycle their bags, they are free to do so; however, I think the fact that they want to control what YOU AND I use in our daily lives is totally out of their authority. They have no right to decide what products we use day to day, and I appreciate the fact that someone out there (besides me) can think for themselves, instead of allowing these hippies to do our thinking and make our choices for us. Good Job.
calebshelton2 3 years ago
Seeing all that garbage reminded me of the people of Texas.
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Grass1sGreener777 3 years ago
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gostrosky15 3 years ago
or you could grow some balls and just not use bags on things you do not need them for. Mind you I'm not saying you are ball-less if you do use them.
Ertling 3 years ago
you know what would make more sense instead of reducing plastic bags? How about finding a way to reuse them, by melting them down, or even turning them into fuel, u can't just eliminate something that is extremely cheap to make and can find almost everywhere, u need to find a way to accommodate it without side effects.
xatyt 3 years ago
im sure a lot of scientists would love to hear ur solution. or perhaps have a ride in ur plastic bag car ;]
medmondsr 3 years ago
We were talking about this in class the other day. Everyone in my family reuse our plastic bags though, mainly as mini trash bags and such so...
Tactical0125 3 years ago
Actually, plastic bags can not be recycled because only certain types of plastic can be recycled.
But you are right Jogoblue, plastic bags ought to be recovered and reused; but I agree with this video that the usage of plastic bags ought to be REDUCED.
LayOffiKnoTaeBo 3 years ago
Oh wait! I said the demonic "P" word! So sorry! I know we enlightened, progessive, sensitive guardians of truth all refuse paychecks because we find profits to be the work of the devil! I meant to say the two laid off hemp-bag carriers could fairly devide up the rations that have been determined to offer nominal sustainability! Maybe the mom will be generous and let them wear some of the magical hemp bags too! Wait, does this make the mother an evil captain of industry?
eluminated 3 years ago
The problem is that the video is filled with mis-information. Landfills have been studied and by any measurement, plastic bags constitute only a very minuscule percent of MW either by weight or volume. Bags are recyclable. Plastic bags out to be recovered, reused and recycled. The problem is high visibility and littering.
Jogoblue 3 years ago
....yeah!
RynGrdll 3 years ago
i hope they don't do that in nyc. i use those bags for trash and i wouldn't use the regular trash bags are too big to fit down the trash shoot in my building.
there are ppl out there that do reuse those plastic bags in one way or another.
boelvira 3 years ago
just so all u uneducated fools understand, paper bags are more damaging to the environment that plastic bags... well done san franscisco you hippie fucks
Veloxmortis 3 years ago
me too i love being a free man just like obama
ladyxcakelyn 3 years ago
what a pathetic video.
ok. stop featuring these 40s propagandas
SpicyHam 3 years ago
What's wrong with encouraging people to produce less waste?
I don't know how I feel about legislation forcing people to though...
shonester 3 years ago
nothing is wrong, but there is something better.
such as improving social trends, improve money distribution, improve recycling facilities etc..
SpicyHam 3 years ago
so basically, us tree huggers plan to have families and we hope to live life like we do now in 30 - 40 years, taking showers and what not. Most non-tree huggers plan to have no families and to die alone, so yeah, go ahead, use plastic bags, you wont have kids anyways so why should you give a rotten shit about the planet right?
amoralclassic 3 years ago
well done, youve proved yourself to be an idiot. plastic bags are far less damaging to the environment than plastic bags. you honestly sound like the biggest retard i have ever met. Do you know how much energy it takes to produce a single paper bag vs a single plastic one. do you understand the damage that deforestation for paper bags does to local rivers and tributaries? well done idiot, pat yourself on the back
Veloxmortis 3 years ago
"plastic bags are far less damaging to the enviorment than plastic bags" typo lllool
Cromisone 3 years ago
lol, you are completely right buddy, "plastic bags are far less damaging to the environment than plastic bags". Anyways, its useless to comment on youtube, because kids like you are already insulting and calling me the biggest retard without getting your facts right. Do your research, I did mine already. I bet your next post will be 70% insult, 30% nonsense
amoralclassic 3 years ago
When I see someone using a reusable bag, I automatically like them.
MrsNunya 3 years ago
i agree, re usable bags are the future. hemp bags are the best!
Veloxmortis 3 years ago
I think everything should be made out of Hemp! :)
gredangeo 3 years ago 2
So you're telling me that EVERY SINGLE person in the ENTIRE world is using at least 1,000 Plastic bags a year???? Or are you just telling me that almost EVERY SINGLE non-tree-hugger in the developed world is using at least 10,000 plastic bags a year?? Hmmm...this sounds REALLY stupid!!!!
cknj3746 3 years ago
I get a good feeling by taking and wasting as many plastic bags as I can to compensate for all you stupid liberal tree huggers. FYI people drive Hummers for the same reason.
carlisle9414 3 years ago
I understand they make great Halloween masks.The bags, that is. And Hummers just make me laugh. It's the name, I guess. Ironic, as in "people who drive them really blow." I can't pass one without thinking of the driver giving a BJ. And now you can't, either! Fun!
MrsNunya 3 years ago
Sounds great! But the only problem is the cost for paper bags.
ikscheffler13 3 years ago
i know the wal mart down the street from me, the cashiers will put one or two items in each bag. it's so frustrating! i'm carrying 6 bags in each hand instead of 2, with the same amount of groceries! maybe companies can put something like that into their employee training.
agrus001 3 years ago 2
they're still working on the "Employees must wash hands before returning to work" one. But they don't really care about that one, either.
MrsNunya 3 years ago
I like to tie my extra plastic bags into flower shapes and plant them in the cow pastures. The cows love to find these special tasty treats amongst the buttercups.
mevneutron 3 years ago
they can really eat those? wow. what about the gases cows let out? does digesting plastic affect this in any way?
agrus001 3 years ago
cows are fartin' holes in the ozone nonstop. But then, so are we. At least I am. You are too, don't lie. But yes, not digesting plastic does affect this, because it kills the cows, causing them to fart less.
MrsNunya 3 years ago
Hi Jack Macy! Nice vid. search WR3A.
retroworks1 3 years ago
cry me a river
OriginalSweattWrench 3 years ago
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dutchbecks 3 years ago
I work at a grocery store, and people say all this crap like 'its too late to save the enviroment' THE HELL IT ISNT. There is little to no work involved in investing into reusable cloth bags. Stick them in your car under the seat. You can fit as many groceries as you like in them, in addition they provide excellent insulation to your ice cream or cold products. Let us think about future generations to come, and stop the disposal of plastic bags!
Darkfire8110 3 years ago 2
I try not to throw away plastic bags anymore. There's a "take a bag-leave a bag" bin in my school's library where i put them. But of course they'll all get thrown away eventually...
but I bag my groceries with my own canvas bags now, like a common liberal douche bag.
GretnaBlast 3 years ago
If people just ate less it would make a huge impact. But no, we are all a bunch of fat asses, so there goes the environment.
guerillatactical 3 years ago
If the idea of using non THC hemp plants for cultivation caught on issues such as the bag crisis as well as many others would be alot easier to manage. The plant is easy to grow and requires far less insecticides then alot of crops. Most importantly the hemp fiber is where its at. Tree fibers used for paper are maxed out at a couple inches in length, hemp produces feet. Lastly bags ment to last or just bio degradeable temp bags could be made from hemp. This is one way hemp can help us!
Markman0098 3 years ago
Plastic bags rock. You can put them in your truck bed and they fly out! It is funny and you dont have to waste time throwing them away! I guess what I am trying to say is GO FUCK YOURSELF AND YOU VIEWS
DetJohnKimbel 3 years ago
Not all plastic bags are thrown away after use, as you would be surprised at the uses many people put them too from anything to decorations, to sheltors & food pantries giving out food & hygine items in such.
sphinxrising58 3 years ago
a truly magnificent message not that it's gonna be applied everywhere anytime soon but it's a start
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MarisaD1996 3 years ago
i heard san fransico will only let you purchase the groceries you can hold within your butt cheeks. It makes for great entertainment as shoppers walk to their car.
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vince117 3 years ago
why not let obama do a tv speech, saying : hey people, re-use your plastic bags, or if you don't, drop 'm in the trash can ...
if think it would create some effect, no? use the "yes, we can" credo perhaps? "yes we can re-use" ...
GrenouilleOnline 3 years ago
I like plastic bags. I'm not going to stop using plastic bags. FUCK THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE DOLPHINS TOO.
seka1986 3 years ago
How odd, I thought that you'd rather fuck a plastic bag, seeing as how you love them so much.
Firion345 3 years ago
fuck you...
roxaztecs 3 years ago
It may not be a problem now, but your children, and your childrens' children will take the environmental hit. Shame on you.
Darkfire8110 3 years ago
I don't have kids, because I care for the environment. Too many people having too many kids is a bigger problem than using plastic bags. Go talk to all the households with more than one child before you lecture me.
midtowner 3 years ago
Sounds like your parents had one child too many.
carlisle9414 3 years ago
woah, plastic bags are evil.
mooomakerz 3 years ago
This is a very important issue. If we can tackle it one bag at a time it will make a BIG difference!!
shagshooga72 3 years ago
I remember when plastic bags were heavily promoted to save trees. Can't the looney left ever make up their minds???
marktv3 3 years ago
The solution: Backpacks and canvas shopping bags :)
ocred13 3 years ago
I know exactly what you mean! The left dont have a proper standing point on anything... thats the point. Anyone who's smart (a Right winger - like myself) should run for president. We wont have any competition from the left. Common sense is all it takes... But yet somehow obomber got in office. How typical for our country. I'm wondering when al sharpton and jesse jackson are gonna get caught on tape kissin 0bamba's ass.
xxxhondaxxx 3 years ago
i wish you could truly know how stupid you sound
pfranks44 3 years ago
well, that's exactly what conservatism means : never changing your mind.
GrenouilleOnline 3 years ago
can't you cope with both kinds being a problem?
All one-use items become an environmental liability when the use of them increase.
tristbjorn 3 years ago
fuck that!
i love plastic bags ^^
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geowave123 3 years ago
Reusable cloth bags...
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AnimeManiac1337 3 years ago
Well, pretty interesting I must say.
DonaD1948 3 years ago
It`s like everyone who saw the Indian crying along the interstate found out he was Italian and went rogue. Nevermind the message. Now, No non smoker likes cigarette smoke. Smokers do understand. Smokers have become way more conciderate than they were in 82. Is that any reason to jack up the price of a carton from $6 to $40+? This is an abuse of state and local government. There is still no Nationalized or Socialized healthcare. Uninsured smokers get emergency then are let DIE! Tax petty cash!
oldphoque 3 years ago
TRIVIA Q: No fair looking it up on the net either! What was the name of the indian in the commercial? You have 24 hours!