tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post287213477278457637..comments2023-06-17T09:04:33.154-04:00Comments on Oh, You're a FEMINIST?!: Friday Feel Good: China's Carbon FootprintRadical Remindershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09155472776262393597noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-8869770184783734392008-06-09T15:00:00.000-04:002008-06-09T15:00:00.000-04:00snowdropexplodes, i agree there are classist thing...snowdropexplodes, i agree there are classist things going on here and lots of people DO use those plastic bags for other purposes... however, most don't. I think there's a lot to consider in environmental issues and you're absolutely right to add class issues as a part of this conversation :) thanks for that!!Radical Remindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155472776262393597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-19045084104331082342008-06-07T21:15:00.000-04:002008-06-07T21:15:00.000-04:00I have to say, I feel that there is a slight touch...I have to say, I feel that there is a slight touch of class privilege involved in this debate.<BR/><BR/>I'm currently on a low income and struggle to make ends meet. Free plastic bags when I shop in supermarkets helps, because they provide a very economical way in which I can hygienically dispose of my rubbish. When I have plenty, I use reusable bags (including canvas bags), but every so often, when I run out, I go and buy stuff in plastic bags, and then they make very good bin liners. While the added cost of paying for purpose-made bin liners may seem small, when money is as tight as it is for some people, that apparently small extra cost is still magnified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-51986691599990741342008-06-07T10:28:00.000-04:002008-06-07T10:28:00.000-04:00The 5 cent "bag tax" is also in effect in parts of...The 5 cent "bag tax" is also in effect in parts of europe (ireland). While I'm not a huge environmentalist (as in, i dont do any thing to help the environment, but dont go out of my way to hurt it either) this tax did make me use reusuable bags. In the case that I ran to the store and forgot my bag, I could always get everything I needed, and really, that extra 15 cents didnt ever make or break the bank, but it made me more aware of using plastic. I definatly think that that's the way to go over outright banning.<BR/>~McAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-39863512595175015062008-06-07T00:47:00.000-04:002008-06-07T00:47:00.000-04:00Haha, you'd be surprised. I shop very little, act...Haha, you'd be surprised. I shop very little, actually, and for the most part, tend to only get what I can carry out.<BR/><BR/>I suppose it's selfish, yes. Most human acts have some inherent quality of selfishness. That's not a crime. When it comes right down to it, the most reliable person in your life is you. <BR/><BR/>That, and it's not so much an issue of what happens to the planet. I'm quite certain, that long after humanity has burned itself out, the planet will still be here, and still be generally fine, and supporting some kind of life. Just not our kind.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of children, I don't have any. So it's not as though I'm rudely screwing up the world for my future offspring, because they don't exist.<BR/><BR/>Hell, if you want to be rather pragmatic about it, the fact that I don't have children is doing <I>way</I> more to help the environment than just not using plastic bags.Black Thirteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664034966378614620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-88976609352226895482008-06-06T22:18:00.000-04:002008-06-06T22:18:00.000-04:00black thirteen, if it discourages you from shoppin...black thirteen, if it discourages you from shopping there, and ALL stores are supposed to enforce the policy by law, then hey, guess you won't be shopping that much at all... only stuff you can carry out of the store :)<BR/><BR/>As far as being "completely anti-environmentalism," not sure what to say about that except it's extremely selfish (IMO) to not care about what happens to our planet just because you won't be around to see the impact of our generation's wastefulness and neglect. What about our children, and their children?Radical Remindershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155472776262393597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-21554414368831709362008-06-06T21:02:00.000-04:002008-06-06T21:02:00.000-04:00The fee would just discourage me from shopping the...The fee would just discourage me from shopping there.<BR/><BR/>I don't like the idea of penalizing people for something like the type of bag they carry their groceries in.<BR/><BR/>Then again, I am completely anti-environmentalism. Though, not out of any sort of political standpoint. Just the standpoint that I'll be stone cold dead before it's a serious issue, and when I'm dead, I won't care what shape the planet I'm buried in is in.Black Thirteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664034966378614620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526275581987963914.post-78703377835152016212008-06-06T20:46:00.000-04:002008-06-06T20:46:00.000-04:00I was out on a writing assignment today (I was cov...I was out on a writing assignment today (I was covering a village-wide garage sale), and I had finished interviewing a couple, and I was about to leave when I saw they had a "free" box. I looked inside and saw a canvas bag, and immediately grabbed it. It made me happy!<BR/><BR/>I really hope to see something like the fee for bags to go into effect. It would be a great way to get people to start to really pay attention to their purchasing habits and their environmental effects.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.com