Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1711462)

I've had a Pina Colada with a paper straw. The straw collapsed before I was finished with the drink. I have never liked paper straws. I much prefer plastic in this case.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1711490)

Just wondering how many of those that vehemently despise plastic bags stand at the mail stations and throw their junk mail in the regular trash? Sort of like the celebrities who travel to environmental meetings on private jets and luxury yachts.

Originally Posted by JoMar (Post 1711497)

Lots of differing opinions on this thread with, I assume some misinformation on both sides. Somewhere, some time, government will make the decisions for us since we can't get behind either side in mass. By the way, I got a reply from Publix Corporate and their only comment was they are committed to being environmentally responsible. It was a totally PC response :)

Originally Posted by George Makrauer (Post 1711484)

This "phasing out of plastic bags" is the result of a remarkably conceived and executed marketing conspiracy mounted by the American Paper Institute and the Paper Bag Institute going back to the 1960s, and is well documented here. Follow the money.

Additional participants included the Glass Packaging Institute, the aluminum industry trade association, the General Federation of Women's Clubs (really; read the linked documentary evidence which was originally created on request for the Federal Trade Commission), the Environmental Defense Fund, Greenpeace, the late (self-proclaimed; read his books) socialist professor Barry Commoner, and an assortment of other parties who viewed all things plastic as a COMMERCIAL, NOT ENVIRONMENTAL, industry competitor and disrupter of then traditional materials markets and competitor revenues.
Any questions, please message me.

Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1711468)

just get another straw:duck:

Originally Posted by Aloha1 (Post 1711489)

I've never seen a "greeter" at Publix. Walmart, yes but never Publix.

Originally Posted by Two Bills (Post 1711519)

In 1960 no one had even considered the enviroment, and Greenpeace was not founded until 1971.

Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1710896)

This is something that I consider to be environmental friendly and not helpful to me for shopping. This is one of the reasons I quit Sams. I like and don't mind paying for the extra mile that Publix goes to make shopping a pleasure. We find it to be much better than Kings or Wegman which we had in our previous life. I don't want to supply or pay for my own bags. Count me out. There are way too many other services available now a days to get food to the house. We LOVE PUBLIX, don't screw it up!

A side issue will be the amount of Dog Problem Threads will be increased if plastic bags are decreased.

Originally Posted by George Makrauer (Post 1711533)

READ THE LINKED DOCUMENT... I didn't say "1960"... I said "1960s"... a ten-year time-frame.