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It doesn't worry if you use one to scoop up after the dog or
clean out the kitty's litter box or line the garbage can under the
kitchenette sink.
Open Harvest is keeping its New Year's resolution.
No unformed bags for you.
"I've been hearing people say, ‘It's about time,'" the aggregate's
general manager, Kelsi Swanson, said Friday.
It's also straightforwardly one customer called a cashier at the South Street
co-op a "fascist" after being told persuasible no longer was an option,
but that reaction has been a rarity.
The plastic vs. paper dispute probably won't die as long as there
are PR firms or research grants funded by wood giants and the
petroleum industry, but the store that specializes in locally grown
and basic is steadfast in its decision.
Of the two options, paper is the most environmental.
"The paper bags we use are 100-percent recycled and they are
recyclable," Swanson said. "And autograph bags decompose."
Note: At least two other grocers in town do not offer synthetic --
Ideal Groceries and Trader Joe's.
Source: Lincoln Journal Star