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| Thread ID: 99027 | 2009-04-17 00:31:00 | Plastic Shopping Bags - I use them | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 765865 | 2009-04-17 04:10:00 | The plastic nappies should be banned,if you want kids you should be prepared to wipe their arses and put said poo down bog too.. What is the bleedin world coming to? Haha, true, however children arent always the desired outcome, I know many 16 year old girls who never thought they were getting themselves in for this... Then again, I also know many 16 year old girls who're happy with what they've got themselves into also :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 765866 | 2009-04-17 04:49:00 | Several years ago I was doing the layouts for a company that made plastic bags for New World and Pac N Save. That was back when FlyBuys first started, so I guess it is a while ago now. I was told then that the bags for Pac N Save were their biggest profit item in the shop. They made the bags for them at 1 cent each and Pac N Save sells them for 10 cents each. I had several of each I stored some stuff in last Xmas and put in the attic. ALL The New World ones this Xmas were turned to powder and the Pac N Save ones were totally in tact. The New World ones would not been any more than about a teaspoon of plastic fine flaky powder each. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 765867 | 2009-04-17 05:27:00 | Another problem with the disposable nappy thing, are the inconsiderates who throw used ones down in parks, reserves, local bush walks and other public areas. It is not pleasant, especially when ones dog gets into it. :rolleyes: Then there are others who dispose of them down public toilets and cause sewage pumps to jamb up :banana Edit: It must be extremely difficult for people these days to imagine a world where plastic did not or only barely exist. Eg. apart from some newly developed material like Perspex/Plexiglass, WII was fought virtually entirely without plastic....wow ! |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 765868 | 2009-04-17 05:57:00 | Another problem with the disposable nappy thing, are the inconsiderates who throw used ones down in parks, reserves, local bush walks and other public areas. It is not pleasant, especially when ones dog gets into it. :rolleyes: Then there are others who dispose of them down public toilets and cause sewage pumps to jamb up :banana Edit: It must be extremely difficult for people these days to imagine a world where plastic did not or only barely exist. Eg. apart from some newly developed material like Perspex/Plexiglass, WII was fought virtually entirely without plastic....wow ! We must practice not living in the past Terr,you may even find you like www.youtube.com |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 765869 | 2009-04-17 07:17:00 | I see that New World is now going to charge for bags from August 3 - so what I'd like to know is will they still wrap meat and other wet things in newspaper because that is the main reason I want a plastic bag - I don't want all that meat and fish juice stinking out my recyclable bags or the boot of my car! I think they said 5c per bag - so if you pay cash, do you get it for free or do you get charged 10c as we no longer have 5c pieces? |
Beemer (6956) | ||
| 765870 | 2009-04-17 07:43:00 | Common misconception: paper bags are better than plastic bags. ENERGY TO PRODUCE BAG ORIGINALLY (BTUs) Safeway Plastic Bags: 594 BTUs Safeway Paper Bags: 2511 BTUs (Source: 1989 Plastic Recycling Directory, Society of Plastics Industry.) It stacks up when you reason it out too: what about the paper mills and all the energy they use? And you can't really use a paper bag for household rubbish. In NZ, at least, plastic would be a better solution. (although reusable bags are even better!) |
twentynine (14421) | ||
| 765871 | 2009-04-17 08:36:00 | In NZ, at least, plastic would be a better solution. (although reusable bags are even better!) Ah, But your forgetting that WW2 was fought almost entirely without plastic of any kind. Not that I have any idea what the point of that statement is. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 765872 | 2009-04-17 08:44:00 | Common misconception: paper bags are better than plastic bags. ENERGY TO PRODUCE BAG ORIGINALLY (BTUs) Safeway Plastic Bags: 594 BTUs Safeway Paper Bags: 2511 BTUs (Source: 1989 Plastic Recycling Directory, Society of Plastics Industry.) It stacks up when you reason it out too: what about the paper mills and all the energy they use? And you can't really use a paper bag for household rubbish. In NZ, at least, plastic would be a better solution. (although reusable bags are even better!) I am always suspicious of statistics quoted in support of their proposition by a body with a vested interest. In addition, that "creation cost" takes no account of the disposal/recycling cost. And look how old those figures are - 20 years. I imagine processing in both industries is more efficient these days.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 765873 | 2009-04-17 09:07:00 | Ah, But your forgetting that WW2 was fought almost entirely without plastic of any kind. Not that I have any idea what the point of that statement is. You will understand when you are rattling on about heavy metal when you are 70,though I am sure you think that is an aternity away as I di,d but no it takes about 5 mins.:eek: |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 765874 | 2009-04-17 09:11:00 | You will understand when you are rattling on about heavy metal when you are 70,though I am sure you think that is an aternity away as I di,d but no it takes about 5 mins.:eek: WW2 was fought entirely without any heavy metal music at all...... |
Metla (12) | ||
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