Subj : Re: Minced Garlic
To   : Barry Martin
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Wed Feb 05 2020 01:21:54

-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 30-Jan-2020 15:38 <=-

 BM>> From my apartment days I have a pair of metal holders: clip over the
 BM>> side of a trash can and the other holds a plastic grocery sac by its
 BM>> handles: sac lines the trash can and stays in position.  (The trash
 BM>> container is tall, much taller than the smaller version where the
 BM>> trash bag folds over the top.)
 NB>> In CT and NYS, there are recently gone into effect bans on those
 NB>> plastic grocery sacks... none in the stores any more.... Applies also
 NB>> to the retail stores, too...
 BM> Here it's difficult to get the paper sacs.  Well, the full-sized ones;
 BM> the 'lunch bag' sized ones are common. 

Up until recently, the paper grocery bags were available for the asking,
and kept stocked at the checkout aisles... as of Jan 27, when they
removed the plastic, they also have started to charge 5 cents for the
paper bags (which is taxable, just like if you were purchasing bags from
the regular aisles), but are donating that nickel to FoodLink, our local
food bank... They are pushing for people to buy and use the reusable
bags (99 cents) instead.... We've already obtained a large collection of
both those and the paper bags, which we bring with us when we shop...

 BM> The credit union had a shred event a couple months ago and wanted the
 BM> to-be-shredded items in paper bags, preferably no boxes; we did
 BM> scrounge up from our 'collection' but that's running very low.

I'd probably have brought items in boxes or reusable bags or totes, and
just brought the containers back home with me... or did one have to just
drop off and leave, to be shredded later...?  I know I'd rather see the
stuff actually be shredded before I left... ;)

ttyl       neb

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