Thejerseyjon609 t1_j0k0tv6 wrote
My wife’s aunt gets home delivery from shoprite. I took about 50 reusable bags that were piling up in her house.
xenonjim t1_j0l2ek5 wrote
We get 5-10 new bags from SR home delivery every week, we just end up throwing them out. The irony is we used to re-use the plastic bags for cat litter etc.
bastard_child_botbot t1_j0l5fbk wrote
Same here. We used the bags for the animals instead of buying ones from pet store. I have a huge pile of bags. Anytime I give the school or someone anything they get the bag. I do NOT want it back.
guacamole579 t1_j0lwjhj wrote
Why not just donate them? There are so many organizations that can use those bags.
xenonjim t1_j0mgiqv wrote
Because where am I going to keep all these bags between donations? Let me know your favorite organization that could use these bags and I will make a monetary donation in your name.
ka0812 t1_j0l8zxw wrote
Feels incredibly wasteful but there’s no option if you use something like Instacart. I get multiple a week and give them to a food pantry when they accumulate but seems incredibly wasteful. Wish we had been like NY and allowed paper bags still. I realize they’re not as eco friendly as reusable - but there a clearly still need for disposable bags in some settings.
Thejerseyjon609 t1_j0l9yyy wrote
My younger daughter works for a county agency and was collecting Christmas presents for economically disadvantaged families. She was able to use all of them to package the gifts.
whskid2005 t1_j0m1lzd wrote
Instacart is already a subscription service. I don’t see why they can’t setup a deposit/refund system for plastic crates. If you get consistent deliveries, next driver can collect the prior crates or something
NefariousNaz t1_j0nsylf wrote
You don't need a subscription to use Instacart.
LiberatedLibero13 t1_j0o4lz8 wrote
As a person who works for Shipt (like Instacart) the stores don't have the storage room for them. And not every customer is honest enough to return things like crates. But it would be ideal. When I shop at Target for my customers, I ask if they prefer I not bag their items. I use mine to lug them stuff to their door and then unload.
jbt23 t1_j0nsu0d wrote
In theory that sounds nice but what is the incentive for the driver to pick them up and what do they do with them?
TodayTime8321 t1_j0nfjq0 wrote
I wish we had paper bags too. Recycled paper we can then recycle or compost seems better than these micro plastic bags.
TodayTime8321 t1_j0nfg18 wrote
I will make a note for deliveries (I have bags) but it is a waste of time and effort for the delivery workers so this seems to be a problem that has few solutions. I have a stack of bags to return to Target.
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