Annie
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Thanks China for making the , 'no good deed goes unpunished' fit once again:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/nyregion/15bags.html?_r=2&ref=science
I have mine from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. From what the article says, the plastic in Whole Foods may be a problem. Sigh.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/nyregion/15bags.html?_r=2&ref=science
November 14, 2010
Even Reusable Bags Carry Environmental Risk
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
They dangle from the arms of many New Yorkers, a nearly ubiquitous emblem of empathy with the environment: synthetic, reusable grocery bags, another must-have accessory for the socially conscious.
But the bags, hot items at upscale markets, may be on the verge of a glacier-size public relations problem: similar bags outside the city have been found to contain lead.
They say plastic bags are bad; now they say these are bad. Whats worse? asked Jen Bluestein, who was walking out of Trader Joes on the Upper West Side with a reusable bag under her arm on Sunday.
Green is a trend and people go with trends, Ms. Bluestein said. People get them as fashion statements and they have, like, 50 of them. I dont think people know the real facts.
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I have mine from Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. From what the article says, the plastic in Whole Foods may be a problem. Sigh.