Re-cycle Cartons At the Check Out Stands

Re-cycle Cartons At the Check Out Stands

California now has the nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. The restrictions apply to large food retailers, pharmacies, corner markets and liquor stores but not restaurants or department stores.

Don’t use plastic bags. Use cloth bags which we have to purchase. We have to carry around bags all the time. Yes, it is wonderful that we are not using as many plastic or paper bags as before but think about this.

          Now garbage bags need to be purchased.

If you don’t have a bag after spending money in a store you have to pay for it to cart your product away.

Plastic bags which were used for many uses in the home need to be purchased.

Where are we saving using plastic bags?

What happens to the cartons items are packaged in for any store? Why can’t the stores instead of destroying these cartons which are made from trees use these same cartons and recycle them for the consumers to use.

Some stores are doing this now. Why can’t all the stores use these carton's which could easily be reused be used by the consumer?

This would definitely have a huge impact on the recycling or waste of paper products.

What do you think?

Linda Meckler, author copyright 2017