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ka0812 t1_j0l8zxw wrote

Reply to comment by Thejerseyjon609 in Seven months has past since the enactment of the single use plastic ban. How many reusable bags do you own? How many of them do you use on a consistent basis? by Eastcoastpal

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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