[the OlLine Rebel]

But it was EnviroMentalists (TM) who insisted we needed plastic bags instead of paper back in the ‘80s.

[samtheman]

But it was EnviroMentalists (TM) who insisted we needed plastic bags instead of paper back in the ‘80s.
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I remember that.

I am a witness.

Great word by the way: EnviroMentalists

[9YearLurker]

Turns out those “reusable” shopping bags are bacteria factories themselves. The best for people and the environment is probably for us to revert to the days of paper bags (and even that paper stuff gets wrapped in in the meat and deli departments).

[Skywise]

Oh yeah - I remember - same idiots who got styrene foam containers (McDonald’s) banned and now have fits about the plastic covered cardboard.

[frog in a pot]

EnviroMentalists.

Whatever you paid for that dictionary, it was worth every penny.