Dismantled an old bed and wanted to keep the nuts, bolts, screws and washers. Probably the first time in over 4 decades I’ve managed to reuse such a bag :)

  • __hetz@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    They might not be accepted anywhere locally. I’m fortunate enough to have curbside collection where I am but it is limited to cans, bottles (glass and rigid plastic), and paper products (cardboard, newspaper, egg cartons and such). If I had to guess, soft plastics like those and plastic grocery bags end up gumming up the gears, rollers, etc at the sorting facilities. I think there’s maybe only one grocery store near me that actually still has a bin for plastic grocery bags. There was another but… “tragedy of the commons.” They had three big bins for glass, plastic and paper, and a small one for bags. Uncouth people kept using them all to toss whatever trash they had on hand or in their vehicles. I watched the small one get used for an ashtray/cigarette butts. Eventually the store just got rid of them.

      • __hetz@sh.itjust.works
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        2 days ago

        Fair. I mentally associate the symbol with recycling so it was kind of instinctual on my part to forget the other two. Addressing them now: I’ve limited control over “reduce.” I can buy less, or avoid packaging that’s difficult to be rid of, but I’d get a lot less done. As for reuse there has to be a cutoff point, before I’ve accumulated so many baggies inside of baggies inside of baggies, so I’m not looking like the local dope dealer.