San Francisco's banned the ubiquious plastic bag
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Whoops! Correction: ubiquitous.
I have sooooooooo many plastic bags in the house. I do use them to line wastepaper baskets but our city discourages us from using plastic bags in our recyclables. So I have more plastic bags than what I know to do with. Since that story about San Francisco banning plastic bags aired, our grocery stores are now collecting used bags.
Sooner or later I'm expecting my city to do the same. I've been looking around for canvas shopping bags to tote groceries and OMG, they want $5 for a simple canvas bag! Since I'll need about eight or so, I decided that I would make my own. I've just returned from the fabric store and I can't wait to complete my first bag. Is anyone here into simple sewing? -
trader joes has those 99 cents bags.
i just bought 2 and carried groceries home on my 1 hour walk home. -
I don't buy those canvas shopping bags ..... but I get the thick hard reusable plastic bags from the superstore for my groceries .... or if I'm buying lots of groceries, I get a grocery box to put them in ... which I can simply transfer from the cart into the boot of my car ...
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So does Vons but they're too small and the fabric's not tough enough for my needs.Originally posted by viciouskitty74:trader joes has those 99 cents bags.
i just bought 2 and carried groceries home on my 1 hour walk home. -
That's what we do when we shop at Costco who's also done away with plastic bags. Soon, those bags will be history in California...Originally posted by Fatum:I don't buy those canvas shopping bags ..... but I get the thick hard reusable plastic bags from the superstore for my groceries .... or if I'm buying lots of groceries, I get a grocery box to put them in ... which I can simply transfer from the cart into the boot of my car ... -
sg can buy ar..
available in super markets.. to encourage us to recycle..
i can send them overseas to u ar..
u want? -
Thanks for the kind offer, bbb! *hugs* Good thing I enjoy sewing simple things so I'm having a good time making shopping bags. I finished two at 130am and I'm now making my third.Originally posted by browniebaobao:sg can buy ar..
available in super markets.. to encourage us to recycle..
i can send them overseas to u ar..
u want? -
home sewn shopping bags ? ...Originally posted by jetta:Thanks for the kind offer, bbb! *hugs* Good thing I enjoy sewing simple things so I'm having a good time making shopping bags. I finished two at 130am and I'm now making my third.
NPNT ! ...
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Originally posted by jetta:Thanks for the kind offer, bbb! *hugs* Good thing I enjoy sewing simple things so I'm having a good time making shopping bags. I finished two at 130am and I'm now making my third.
you're welcome~
if i do the sewing myself.. the bag sure cannot support the weight wan..
my sewing skills not that zha shi.. -
Jetta, you got the patterns?
Can send me so I can sew some back in Sg?
I am also thinking of cutting up some old jeans and patchwork them together to sew a tote grocery bag. -
very soon we will be carrying basket just like our parents n grand parents did when they go to market.
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Ask and ye shall receiveOriginally posted by viciouskitty74:Jetta, you got the patterns?
Can send me so I can sew some back in Sg?
I am also thinking of cutting up some old jeans and patchwork them together to sew a tote grocery bag.
http://make-it-easy.com/opentot2.html
I bought a very easy paper pattern from my neighbourhood store www.yardagetownca.com but the one above is also another easy one. Enjoy! -
mmm i wondering how are they going to contain the rubbish?? Also using own sew bags??
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COOL!!!
but what we usually do is find cardboard boxes and carry the stuff in them into the car... and we use the box over and over again until.....
but if there's no more plastic bags...then there will be nothing to line the garbage bins with...! -
Here in the MN, we still have a choice of plastic or paper bags at the grocery stores. I'm partial to the plastic bags as they can be used as waterproof trashbags at home.
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is it so hard to make a shopping bag? jsut get soem though material(canvas?) the make into a "hole" then add 2 strips of cloth?Originally posted by jetta:I have sooooooooo many plastic bags in the house. I do use them to line wastepaper baskets but our city discourages us from using plastic bags in our recyclables. So I have more plastic bags than what I know to do with. Since that story about San Francisco banning plastic bags aired, our grocery stores are now collecting used bags.
Sooner or later I'm expecting my city to do the same. I've been looking around for canvas shopping bags to tote groceries and OMG, they want $5 for a simple canvas bag! Since I'll need about eight or so, I decided that I would make my own. I've just returned from the fabric store and I can't wait to complete my first bag. Is anyone here into simple sewing?
and erm so how doy ou handle rubbish that wwet? -
It's a vicious cycle... Plastic shopping bags are evil, but use less energy, less toxic chemicals, and create less pollutants to make than paper bags.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/05/AR2007070501718.html
just so you have an idea what the situation is like in California....Californians use 19 billion plastic shopping bags a year and throw away 600 per second, city staff members said.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_6312294
We have a used plastic bag holder thingy at home that hangs on the wall and holds several hundred wadded-up plastic bags for later use. Very rarely are bags taken out of it. It was full long ago so that means any plastic bags that have been brought home since then have been thrown away.
We get paper grocery bags sometimes, "just in case"....they're good to have around if you need them.
I don't see myself using canvas/fabric "totes" to collect my groceries. I may have to some day, but until then, "plastic please!" -
you think $5 is bad...Originally posted by jetta:....and OMG, they want $5 for a simple canvas bag!Maine-based Sea Bags reworks disused nautical sails and rope into sturdy, graphic carryalls (from $95 at http://www.seabags.com).
· Proceeds from the Feed Bag, created by presidential niece Lauren Bush, feed children via the U.N. World Food Program ($59.95 at http://www.amazon.com).
· For true fashion-philes, British designer Anya Hindmarch's instantly sold-out "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" tote, though not available locally, is so sought-after that it's selling for upward of $100 on eBay.
Correct me if I'm wrong, Jetta....I think the ban is only on the smaller sized plastic shopping bags you get at supermarkets, chain type drugstores, most of the larger retail outlets (WalMart...etc) I'm sure you'll still be able to buy trash can bags (kitchen, garden size, etc) to dump your trash/rubbish into. -
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Yes it is but no matter, I just want to do my part. Those plastic bags breed in my house. I've completed three bags so far. *yippee*Originally posted by skid:
Correct me if I'm wrong, Jetta....I think the ban is only on the smaller sized plastic shopping bags you get at supermarkets, chain type drugstores, most of the larger retail outlets (WalMart...etc) I'm sure you'll still be able to buy trash can bags (kitchen, garden size, etc) to dump your trash/rubbish into. -
Fren in SF now.
I asked him about the plastic bag ban.
He tells me it crap.
Its actually a excuse for the shop keeper to charge you $$$ to use their plastic bag. And its now with a legitimate excuse cos the law says so. -
at club 30s.
the ladies are discussing about this bag.
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Thanks VK.Originally posted by viciouskitty74:at club 30s.
the ladies are discussing about this bag.
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Nice bag but.... I still prefer the ones I've made. They're simple to make and not that expensive to make. I've done four so far and am working on my fifth.
And judging from the pic above, if one is going to haul heavy grocery items in that tote, I foresee the grommets giving way after several heavy uses. IMHO, the shopping totes should have reinforced handles that run the length of the bag.