Reuseable Grocery Bags...

Given that the bags are made of everything from burlap to cotton, both of which are bio-degradable, I doubt they'll find one. They also have the added value of better durability. I can stuff more groceries into one of those bags time and time again than I could a paper bag or a plastic bag. They're actually a really good idea. The only problem is their initial cost. So I doubt we'll be hearing any complaints, short of maybe how much they cost.

the reuseable bags are great...its recycling and good for the environment...why would anyone complain?

I actually get why the plastic bags are being recalled so to speak. Ever see the documentary on the ocean dump? It's pretty eye opening. I think perhaps when they began pushing those plastic bags in order to save the trees that they did not forsee what the plastic was going to do to the earth. The reusable bags are the best solution i've seen so far. I have about 10 of them. I use them for my groceries and I use them for other things as well. Had them for months and they show no signs of wear. I'm sure that when it comes time to dispose of them...it'll be a problem but by using them I've personally not thrown thousands and thousand of plastic back into the earth. Multiply that by everyone who also uses these bags and yes...it does help. maybe too little too late but it is a positive move i think. just my cyber thoughts.

I think x hit the nail on the head...they'll complain about the manufacturing process that created them in the first place. Personally I don't use them (yeah, hate me). I go to the store from home, from our business, on the way home from my grandson's ball game, on my way back from someplace else. My schedule is too irregular to be able to count on having grocery bags in whatever vehicle I happen to be using at the time.

I hope they find no fault with the reusable bags, I like them. If the greenies really want to complain, maybe they should complain about them silly Pampers and other disposable diapers

Reusable bags are great to that we had to be also aware on using it. That makes it a better greening process as we reduce plastic production..

One bagger at a grocery store I frequent remarked that he hated people to bring in those reusable tote bags for their groceries. He didn't want to touch them, said he didn't know where they had been or what might be on them. I think he has a point. Those bags are made of fabric and could absorb everything from airborne bacteria coughed on them to really nasty viruses being spewed on them by sick children and who knows when that customer last washed her hands? The problem the greenies have with their "don't kill trees" philosophy is that old trees do very little to rid the atmosphere of carbon dioxide. An old forest is a very poor carbon sink, you need new growth. You get new growth through forest management, the cutting of old trees for lumber and paper, and the subsequent planting of new trees to replace them. Paper bags were good for the environment, but they insisted we stop using them. Most of what the eco-terrorists make such a fuss about, they are wrong about. They don't understand the basic science behind their policies, and so they will ultimately be responsible for the extinction of the human race. That is something they will probably like.

reusable grocery bags are indeed a great option. previously, we used to have cloth bags which were washed when dirty and used again and again. but since the advent of the revolutionary plastic, things have changed and unfortunately these changes are proving hazardous to the environment. i don't think anyone need complain about reusable bags if they know what is good for them or the future generation.

I guess both have disadvantages in them whether it is plastic or paper. SO better to really think of what can really be substituted to this in order to protect us all. ALl to evaluate really what can really be more environmental preserving over the other whats really important is to save the planet from being destroyed.

I've never understood the issue with paper or plastic because both are recyclable. Most stores have bins you can return them to so they can be properly taken care of. I personally use reusable bags myself because I get a discount for using them where I shop. However, I'm sure like anything else people will find something to complain about. My guess is it will be that they don't break down properly when they get old, or something such. Namaste-Anora

using the cloth bags is good. personally i find them to hold more items and it is easier to carry things. the plastic bags were good in the beginning but then they started to make them so cheaply that they would break. i reuse them as wastebasket liners. i think these environmentalists are nutty and extremists at times. i recycle when i can and i try to be mindful of certain things but i don't sit around and worry about how long something is going to sit in a landfill. i have been known to pick up other people's furniture that they are throwing out and refinish and refurbish it and i try to do things like that often but i am not crazy about it.

It will be you can't suffocate the ney sayers. As we grow as a population, we learn things we did not know before. As such, we at times have to change the way we do things. Or would you rather still be in diapers rather then use the toilet?

Washington D.C. is trying to pass a tax of 5% on people who choose to use paper or plastic instread of the reuseable bags. It is going to be voted on later this year, if this gets passed it would be 1st tax of its kind.

There are available reusable Grocery bag in the supermarket already in our place. The only problem is a bit expensive is the price rather than the plastic bag that was free from the supermarket whenever you buy with them.

You just can't win Ted. With some people the very EXISTENCE of plastic is offensive, recycled or otherwise. I personally use the reusable bags because I walk to the grocery store and don't trust paper or plastic to last the trip with heavy groceries.

I wonder what the carbon footprint for the manufacturing and printing on those reusable bags are?

They'll find one. If they have nothing to complain about they'll figure something out. We have to get the groceries home somehow. I like those bags. I use the u-scan for multiple reasons, this being one of them as the baggers/cashiers don't like them. Now, unfortunately, I tend to forget to put them back into the car after I put all the groceries away. That's still a habit I have to form;)

I know it is bad to use plastic bags. But i love to take those new plastic bags from shopping malls especially the plastic bags which are attractive and colourful. I love to keep those beautiful plastic bags

The reusable bags are a great environment saver. I hate seeing plastic bags flying around at the beach or around my house. The greenies might say that the material should be recycled material. I always felt that those types of people find something to complain about but all I hear is them complaining and not really making an impact. It is like they don't have to have a reason because they find the smallest thing to complain about.