Yeah and we can reuse Toilet paper as well,Utter nonsense.
Of course this will happen. I try and wash my reuseable in the washing machine regularly. Wears them out faster but is a necesity.
So they’re saying meat is not pre-packaged anymore? When I buy ground beef and other meats I usually put them in a plastic sleeve and twist-tie it up.
DUHHHH! It takes a long time for some people to engage their brains!
No one else runs their bags through the washing machine on the hot cycle?
I always throw away bags that had meat or unbagged fresh fruit or veggies.
I wonder what the results were on tested bags that only had canned or pre-packed goods
Does the article refer to the thin plastic bags used by the retailers or plastic bags that are purchased separately?
“E Coli Ebola Ebonics”
I think this may account for the offensive odor coming from the lady pushing the grocery cart with all the “green” reusable tote bags down at the Stop and Shop earlier this week.
Perhaps a major — and growing — source of those dreaded greenhouse gasses that are dooming the planet.
I always line my reusable grocery bags with paper bags, and change the paper ones every other week. Whole Foods provides me with the paper bags I use as liners! I also put all potentially germy stuff, such as chicken, in a couple of plastic bags.
I do always offer to help her dry it with paper towels, though.
Also, even though I'm tempted to put things I don't want squashed in the "child seat" part of the cart, I don't because, who knows if a kid with a leaky diaper sat in there before unsuspecting shopper sets his loaf of bread, or carton of eggs in there..thereby transfering said baby poop to his fridge when he gets home.
The second you throw those bad boys into the washing machine, the water and detergent use make those bags the most extravagantly un-green option there is for toting around your groceries.
Reusable grocery bags - brought to you by the people that brought you ethanol.