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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I don't know much about saving the planet, but it seems to me that operating the washing machine would waste more resources than using a few plastic grocery bags that are burned with the other trash.
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I wash at least 2 loads of laundry a week HE front loader. Wash our grocery bags with towels and sheets. So no waste for us, have 10 bags. But maybe you wash clothes, sheets, and towels every couple of weeks, so it might be a problem.
Average shopping trip for a family of four uses no less than 15 plastic bags. Today at sprouts I used 5 reusable bags, for two people.
Take a look at the floating plastic of thousands of acres in the oceans, it gives me pause. Maybe not you, but while not a tree hugger, I try not to contribute to the massive amounts of plastic. Just coming from sprouts today I counted 13 plastic bags stuck in trees, floating in ponds, and crossing roads.
Not many places burn trash, sooon states will start banning plastic