Paper or plastic?

[Superfly]

Paper, plastic, or something else? (shopping bags)

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Both!

I like paper bags with the plastic on the outside. We use them for trash bags and tie them up to seal them when we toss them down the trash shute.

[Superfly]

2. Your assaulting the environment

on multiple fronts! Way to multitask!

(snicker, snicker)

[Superfly]

3. Paper is for neanderthals...

evolve, people! Evolve!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. canvas!

[DarkPhenyx]

8. I second canvas. n/t

[corporatewhore]

14. canvass and paper both reuseable and look better than plastic!!!

[Maine-i-acs]

5. Paper is a renewable resource -

Recyclable - plus it keep domestic wood and paper product workers employed.

Plastic is a petrochemical made from petroleum ... Yuck! But nothing's better for sealing off a stinky diaper from the world.

[wysimdnwyg]

6. Plastic

I reuse them as trash bags in the small cans all over the house.

On the occasion when I get paper bags, they go straight to the recycle bin.

[Loonman]

7. Plastic bags have hundreds of uses

n/t

[CrownPrinceBandar]

9. Plastic, and I recycle too! n/t

[SOteric]

10. Platinum would be kind of cool.

And I wouldn't even mind the darned things stacking up in my kitchen.

[bubblesby2002]

11. Plastic and canvas

Plastic when I forget my canvas bag because it saves a tree. Then I use them all over the house.

[Blue-Jay]

12. Plastic!

Good for cat-leavings. Damn stinky cat.

[corporatewhore]

13. I like to save paper bags and then use them for wrapping paper

i get crazy when wrapping presents and decorate with my own scenes and paste magazine cut outs one time i ade a present look like frylock!! reg wrapping paper is too boring i recycle and look cool for being orginal and cheap!!!!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

15. Canvas and paper...

We use way the hell too many disposable bags in this country for no good reason. It's bad all the way around.

I use canvas bags for grocery shopping, ask for paper (which is mostly from recyled paper now and is itself recyclable) only when I need something to put my paper recycling in or garbage.

I save plastic for only the jobs that would be impossible otherwise.

And if I only have a few items and don't have my canvas with me, I take no bag and put them in my large purse. I always shock the cashiers when I decline a bag - it disgusts me when I see a single bottle of aspirin go into a plastic or paper bag. And I try to never use the plastic produce bags -- I just put the items in my basket (if it's just a few) or use a paper lunch bag otherwise.