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Plastic bags and sustainability - don't go together

Plastiksäcke und Nachhaltigkeit - passt nicht zusammen

Guest

As a regular Migros customer, I'm always surprised that plastic bags are still used at the checkouts when there are now compostable solutions.

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Guest

I'm not primarily referring to these, even if there are already compostable solutions for them. I'm talking more about the very thin bags that are used at most 1-2 times. Our oceans (and probably also our lakes) are contaminated with plastic waste, and we continue to produce it even though there are alternatives.

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lupocanis

hello wiesoplastik, so migro aare no longer sells these thin plastic bags. you can also buy these veggibags in the fruit and vegetable department. i mean, it's the consumer's responsibility. i also need these veggibags in other stores. you can use them for an infinite amount of time and you can wash them too. besides, it can't be that difficult to take a shopping bag or basket with you when you go shopping. i always have one or two jute bags in my car if i go shopping without a care. of course, there is still a lot that can and must be done about plastic. but as i said, if everyone remembers to take their own bags with them, a lot has already been done.

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Guest

I'm right there with you. Bringing your own bags is ideal. But Migros should follow suit and only offer bags and sacks that are as environmentally friendly as possible at the checkout. This is only the case to a very limited extent today.

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Guest

For most people, it will still be too much to bring their own bag all the time.

Cloth bags have the disadvantage that a) they weigh relatively much compared to plastic and b) they are not waterproof.

I only know that there are plastic-like materials made from plant fibers, but these alternatives are still too expensive to be of interest to wholesalers like Migros.

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lupocanis

Kurumi, i'm 70 years old now and even i still have enough strength to carry a cloth bag or even a basket (somewhat ironically meant). i can still understand the waterproof thing somehow. but for the most part it's simply down to comfort.

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Guest

I find the PET fabric carrier bags ideal. They are big, last forever and you can also pack a few bottles of drinks or similar heavy items in them. The only reason I buy new ones from time to time is that I forget them at home or don't have them with me when I go shopping spontaneously ...

Cloth bags would probably also be OK. Paper bags please don't, they tear far too easily, especially when they get damp. Once you put them down in a wet parking lot to open the trunk, you've got a bag without a bottom in your hand when you lift it up.

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Guest

@lupocanis
I'm glad you can still do that - otherwise I would be really worried ;-)
It was exactly the convenience or habit that I was concerned about: a cloth bag takes up more space/space/weight/volume RELATIVE to a plastic bag, which is why plastic is more convenient.
So more understandable?

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