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Old Jan 29, 2017 | 8:01 pm
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Originally Posted by davie355
I'd get used to it, but the small trash can in my bathroom will always need a bag.

I always reuse plastic bags as trash bags. If I can't get these for free as byproducts of grocery shopping, I'll have to pay for actual trash bags, which is a net zilch for the environment and a net loss for my wallet.
This is what I think is one of the most shortsighted aspects of that bag ban. Before, those plastic bags were reused as trash bags such that I hadn't bought trash bags for years. Now, i have to pay for plastic bags to throw away, and when i have to pay for something that I throw away, I'm not going to buy the fancy good for the environment trash bags that cost a fortune. I'm buying cheap. Net zilch for the environment and negative on my wallet.
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