I've always been told to toss the plastic caps. Strange if they are more valuable than the rest of the container.
I wouldn't mind an extra charge for using plastic bags, so long as the market made the move and not the result of a political agenda.
If I have few enough items that I can carry them by hand, I do that. Otherwise I prefer the convenience and other uses for the plastic bags.
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Originally Posted by Ryland
Tossing plastic in the trash is just dumb, landfills are expensive and that cost continues for the rest of our lives and if you are worried about not having a liner for your waste basket then maybe you are producing to much trash, but just like the bag that a sandwich comes in at SubWay sandwich shops is only used for 30 seconds while you take it from the counter to the table...
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While subjective, I would disagree that landfills are expensive. Digging a pit and tossing stuff in it really isn't very expensive. The largest part of your garbage collection fee surely goes towards the trucks, fuel, and manpower to pick it up at your curb every week. Tossing it in the pit was the cheap part.
The Subway example you give is a perfect example of a wasted resource, albeit small. I'd prefer to get my sub sans bag most of the time. Maybe it should be optional.
At my local McDonalds, ketchup is not directly accessible to the customers, and we are forced to ask for it, specifying exactly how many packets we want. It's very annoying, but I bet it cuts down on waste and saves them a few bucks.