New state law?

I find it strange, with all the gossip on here, that no one has mentioned the stores are no longer bagging using plastic bags. (Bodega still is) I went to three this AM and two told me no, bring your own reusable or buy one of our fabric bags. COMMENTS?

Let's all give them a hearty pat on the back and an emphatic HOO RAH! for going green!

They tried that last year in Queretaro on the people and it lasted all of about 2-3 weeks. La Comer, Sorianna and all the others caved in when they started protesting outside the stores as they thought all the old folks who are baggers would lose their jobs. So now it's back to plastic and the same old same old.

So why can't the baggers use a bag brought in by the shopper? I mean, bagging is still bagging.

I recently stopped at Mango Azul, at Vicente Guerrero 33, where they sell straws, forks, knives and spoons made by Biofase, a Mexican company making these items from the seeds of avocados. I bought a package of each which were put in a bag that looks like plastic, but is made from corn husk and sugar cane. Really impressive! they'll be there until April 15.

I started taking my own large bags to Comercial a few years ago. At first, I think they thought I was trying to buy them.

Then they wanted to put products in the landfill-destined plastic bags and putting those bags into my large bags.

Last winter they were putting items into my reusable bags.

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www.dreaminmexico.com

I find it strange, with all the gossip on here, that no one has mentioned the stores are no longer bagging using plastic bags. (Bodega still is) I went to three this AM and two told me no, bring your own reusable or buy one of our fabric bags. COMMENTS?

Now I will have to buy bags to put in my waste pails. Just great.

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Cool! You can eat the bag when you're all done using it

Actually I have been for a long while. 26p for a kilo of them, they don't leak and there are at least 50 in a kilo. You can choose the color you want too!

Disude on Altamirano across from the library has very low prices on a wide assortment of colors and sizes of plastic bags for waste containers.

Is it a self-composting bag if you compost it inside yourself?

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www.dreaminmexico.com

I heard they also banned plastic straws, not sure if it's true, it would be a dream come true! I was surprised how many places still used plastic straws, I would always say "no popote" and the server would smile but I would see them in other's drinks.

Today, Sunday, April 7- Mega Soriana bagging groceries in plastic bags as usual (unless, like us, you take your own bags of course). Maybe they just ran out a few days ago?

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Linda from Canada
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Always bring our own bags, always have! Now we just leave them in Z & wash them just like here in Canada