Howdy members, I just wanted to remind y'all that if you're still interested in getting together for a friendly chat about beliefs, challenges, goals, and...
Dan & others, thanks for your posting a couple days ago about this issue. Â I took a break from Town Meeting postings for a couple days so am just now getting...
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D R
nevertell@...
May 25, 2012 5:09 pm
In light of Los Angeles' recent decision to ban plastic bags and tax paper bags at supermarket checkout lines, perhaps we members should consider approving a...
Hi Dan- When this arm of MassPirg approached the Select Board, we referred them to the Recycling committee (see committees page on Town website). I personally...
Yes, thanks, Gavin. If you hadn't cited the numbers, I would have: they have been around for quite a while and are familiar to those who have looked more...
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D R
nevertell@...
May 25, 2012 6:48 pm
Howdy Gavin, Thanks for the link. I looked for the original source of the data provided within the "factual comparison" chart and found the textbook...
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Paige Wilder
lpwilder@...
May 25, 2012 6:54 pm
Many, "paper" bags are no longer paper. The ones that say "20% duro" contain a formaldehyde linked polymer.... Paige...
... I didn't make any claims, note my use of the word "might". I agree with Jim Wald's larger point, though: spending time on trivial issues like grocery bags...
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D R
nevertell@...
May 25, 2012 7:10 pm
I appreciate the input, Jim. If we are to craft a policy that is more substance than show, then we shouldn't ignore the environmental impacts of both plastic...
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D R
nevertell@...
May 25, 2012 7:29 pm
Gavin, I regret that you thought I said you made such a claim. The statement applied to anyone who "might" make such a claim. I hope we can agree that...
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Burke, Sean & Rita
sean.burkes@...
May 25, 2012 9:09 pm
Though Ireland has many problems we found this (below) a great idea and of little inconvenience to ourselves when we visit or to all of our friends and...
Hi, Carol. (This also responds to Maurianne's earlier question) I took a bit of a break, too, but during that interval, I also did some checking with Planning...
Of course we old folks could try to remember to bring the reusable bags into the store instead of leaving them to decorate the back of the car--if they manage...
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robert kusner
robkusner@...
May 26, 2012 5:36 am
Jim, Are you sure that checkout line wasn't in the New Yorker? ;-) Rob On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Hilda and Louis Greenbaum < ... -- Rob Kusner ...
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Mary L Wentworth
mlwentworth@...
May 26, 2012 1:55 pm
In regard to viruses in bags: you can put the bags in the washing machine. I am always a little suspicious of articles/studies like these. Who paid for them,...
Mary: You bring me back to the "olden days" of living in Paris and Bologna, Italy where I always had my "string bag" in my pocket for daily meal shopping on my...
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Mary L Wentworth
mlwentworth@...
May 26, 2012 3:16 pm
Aha! Another advantage of the string or net bag — it can be stuffed into a pocket or a purse. Thanks for the memory, Hilda. Best to you, Mary ... Aha!...
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Alice Swift
acswift@...
May 26, 2012 6:21 pm
Yes, I have a string bag that was very useful when we lived in England years ago. There they didn't provide bags unless you paid for one. I think charging...
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Mary L Wentworth
mlwentworth@...
May 26, 2012 9:15 pm
I am forwarding Dick’s recent letter since it has to do with the issues we have been discussing. Mary Wentworth ... I am forwarding Dick’s recent letter...
So here's my dilemma: I have a whole collection of string bags that go through my washing cycle, as well as the usual assortment of cloth bags from Zanna and...
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Rob Crowner
robcrowner@...
May 27, 2012 2:06 pm
... Also, keep in mind that the FPC zone is not just the lines on the map. It is also all land within certain distances from existing water ways (25 feet, 50...
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nevertell@...
12:49 am
Howdy Maurianne, You raise a good question. Any levy on bags passed in Town Meeting would only apply to Amherst establishments, so stores like Whole Foods and...
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Ruth Hooke
rhooke@...
1:01 am
Hi all: I'm with Ireland in their levy on plastic bags! Or some kind of warrant article on this matter. I have three washable recyclable bags which I keep in...
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robert kusner
robkusner@...
1:43 am
Slight change of subject: ever consider the amount of petroleum represented by a plastic bag? If you could walk or bike to get your food, rather than drive,...
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Alice Swift
acswift@...
1:59 am
I don't bag my newspapers. I just dump them into the blue box. I only bag loose paper, like envelopes and letters. Alice ... -- acswift@... Alice C....
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nevertell@...
2:23 am
That's a good point, Rob. The amount of energy consumed during the trip from the farms where our food comes to our plates should also be considered. Just today...
