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- From: Petersons <petersns AT whidbey.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 20:08:05 -0700
Title: Re: [market-farming] How do we reduce use of plastic b
Initially we were resistant to the use of any packaging at market
, but after watching others succeed with ready bags of greens, we also
pre-pack for market. However, we use cellophane bags (Pak-sel at
cellobag.com) and feel less anguish since they are biodegradable.
They are more costly to us than plastic, but are less costly to
all of us in the long run. I keep a sign at my stand explaining to
customers that the cellophane (and paper) bags we use are
biodegradable; many customers acknowledge our effort.
At our market we re-use grocery bags - both paper and plastic,
when the customer forgets to bring their own bag. I encourage
customers to drop off their collection of bags with us for re-use.
I realize that some locales have rules about re-use of bags, but it
works for us. I emphasize that these bags are used only when
the customer forgets to bring a bag or basket. I expect
customers to bring bags or baskets and make it clear that I can
provide a bag sometimes, but that they should plan to bring a
container to market when they shop. This kind of gentle
guidance seems to work - more and more of our customers bring their
own containers, and are abashed to have to ask for a bag when they
forget.
In our CSA we re-use plastic berry baskets, but we also purchased
some wooden quart and pint berry boxes this year. So far we have had
success getting the CSA members to return the quart and pint boxes
along with their main basket. (We even get twist-ties returned
for re-use...arghh)
Molly Petersons
At 5:28 PM -0700 9/5/02, Kris Chand wrote:
After five years at the market we are discovering that we use way too much plastic for packing.
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How do we reduce use of plastic bags?,
Kris Chand, 09/05/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, jay gee, 09/05/2002
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, Petersons, 09/05/2002
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, jjvaughn, 09/06/2002
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, Steve Sando, 09/06/2002
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, Willie McKemie, 09/06/2002
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, Ngabbard, 09/07/2002
- Re: How do we reduce use of plastic bags?, velta Mack, 09/07/2002
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