Paper bags

Some malls here in Metro Manila (and other some parts in Philippines) already are very strict in using paper bags everyday. I think some of the malls chose to do this once a week to let the buyers know they are now changing from plastic to paper bags. And I think it's really great that malls are using paper bags but I hope that they also replace the trees that were used to make their paper bags. :)

Well that may work but to say it is more environmental is not totally true since paper is still coming from trees and I think the reason why plastic bags were used instead of the paper was because it means destroying more forest land to produce more paper for this purpose. We all know we are having problems with logging industry in our place because our forest lands are fast depleting already. I would pretty much prefer the cloth bags they call as eco bag. They can be reused than that of the paper bag they use. Besides you only will have to purchase once and reuse it over and over again. As for the paper bags I really am not that comfortable since you are just transferring from one problem to another.

I really think everyone should switch to using paper bags instead of the plastic bags as plastic bags are harmful... but then paper bags i guess are expensive thats why they rarely use it bt i wish they use those re usable paper bags.. i saw some in SM, its in color blue..

Yeah, I cannot stand those plastic bags. The ones they have here are always very thin; they break easily and they can only hold few things anyway... When I grew up, grocery stores used brown paper bags back then. They were great, especially the ones with handles. Now, I just bring my own recyclable jute bags whenever I go shopping.

Here in our town, there's a total ban of plastic bags. Even the big malls here have opted for paper wrappers and reusable bags. Even the groceries just utilize their own product carton boxes to pack really heavy grocery items. And just this series of rains, our place didn't get flooded when it used to be a little lake with just a strong rain for a few hours. It does help in keeping the drainages free-flowing.

I think paper bags are not environment-friendly, either, like plasstic bags. If people want to save the environment, they shouldn't use the disposable bags. Using reusable bags is helpful. In my city , the big mall charges for the bags, so every time I go to the mall, I always remember bringing a bag with me. Thanks for sharing, have a nice day!

i don't think that paper bags really save the environment much because paper comes from trees unless these bags are recycled from other bags. as for plastic bags, most stores here where i live have a 5 cent tax on plastic bags. they encourage you to bring cloth bags to the store for shopping.

i used to shop at Trader Joes where they do not use plastic and the damned paper bags would invariably tear just in the two long blocks I had to walk and with a quad cane yet. so juggling food breaking out of the paper bag was the p itts as I had to climb a mini hill to get to my apartment and me with one leg in a brace too. so grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr to paper sacks give me plastic any time as I recycle all plastic stuff any way.[

Oh, that's a good idea. We have to get rid of those plastic bags. We experience flood because of those plastics. We always have to clean our drainage. If we are going to use paper bags, we can minimize the use of plastic bags. Happy myLotting!

Some towns have actually banned plastic for packing. That has obligated establishments to adopt a no-plastic rule. I'm just hoping that this policy be adopted all throughout the country.

I am proud to say that in our city,Pasig,we use paper bags everyday! Even in fast food chains like Jollibee or McDonalds,they already use paper bags for take out orders. And I'm happy to say too that in our city,garbage collection is organized. Biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes should be separated and they are being collected every other day. For instance,today,the garbage collector will get all the non-biodegradable wastes and tomorrow,they will get the biodegradable ones. I am proud to say that our Mayor is doing his best to make our city clean and helps with the world. I wish almost all cities will patronized paper bags,this will for sure lessen the floodings in our country.

Megamall have bring your own bag every Monday and Wednesday so plastic bags in supermarket is not allowed but you can buy one if you don't have ecobags with you. I guess it is their step towards zero plastic bags in the mall in the future. Plastics are started to eliminate in some areas too. Paper bags is good but I think ecobags would be better. We really have to dispose wastes especially plastics to avoid bad effects in the future.

Here in my city the schedule of paper bags was every Friday, Saturday and Sunday based city ordinance but some establishments are excuse to this policy especially supermarket since they have different schedule in paper bags. Also some supermarket offering a discounts or double points in their shopping card if you bring your own environmental shopping bags that honor by the supermarket or groceries. I think your right better to use paper bags daily since its a very good way to help the environment.

It is a good idea. I forced myself to recycle all paper. The idea is that the breaking paper into small pieces to get useful material. An interesting use would be as a paper-crete combination (paper and cement). It is possible that the smaller pieces of Styrofoam are mixed in that combination. So, for some construction work be able create interesting parts (house building?). It is important to store carbon somewhere for a long time. If the waste ends up in a power plant that burned it, it did not accomplish anything.

This is quite an interesting topic I must admit. Now here in the USA we have cloth bags or made from other materials but basically reuseable bags. Quite a few people own them and shop with them, though they are easy to forget in the car or even back at home! I've done that myself. In any case I work for a grocery store here in the USA. The plastic bags are cheaper to make and I think that is one reason why they push the plastic more then the paper bags. Did you know paper bags can also attract bugs and the such?

Yes, you are right. We should really shift to using paper bags. However, what about the wet items like meat? Maybe we should also think about how to make biodegradable plastics right? Aside from using paper bags, parents should also shift to cloth diaper instead of disposables that take hundred of years to degrade if they would really degrade.

Hi, In our place, stores still pack their goods in plastic. Every time I see one packing the things I buy in plastic, I would demand to take it as it is if I can hold it in my hands or place it in my pocket. Personally, I can't afford to dispose the plastic just about anywhere, I feel guilty whenever I do it so I habitually stash them in a place if the plastic is worth saving for recycling. If I can, I would go without plastic in my shopping bag.

I am happy to inform you my friend that here in our province we have already adapted the use of Ecobags (recyclable and reusable bag) , in lieu of plastic bags. Almost all people have their own foldable ecobags in their office bags, so that when they drop by the grocery, they will not be inconvenienced by those paper bags. You can see people carrying their own colorful ecobags walking in the city.

In our province, there is already a total ban on the use of plastic. What I do is that I bought a reusable grocery bag and we just have to bring it every time we go to the store. I hope all the place in the Philippines will adopt the same law for the protection of our environment.

That is actually a good idea. I support the Paper bags because they are safe and one way to save our planet. I'm a member of a networking company who sales beauty product and they used bags instead of plastic. Hopefully they will pursue it..