Could it be?

[feliciakw]

Yesterday at the grocery checkout, the cashier asked started to ask, "Paper or . . . " until she saw our reusable bags. "Were you going to ask us, 'Paper or plastic?'" I said. "I haven't heard that in eons!" And yes, indeed, there were the paper bags at the end of the line. I'm thrilled! Could it be that the tide is changing and that the grocery bag gods are starting to realize that paper is actually, you know, biodegradable? Less likely to entangle and choke wildlife if it escapes in the wind? Better for the planet, maybe? I'm tickled.

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[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

L.A. just passed a law where plastic bags are no longer even offered at any store (they'll wrap your meat at the butcher counter), and paper bags cost ten cents per.

It's one way to encourage the use of reusable bags, but bad timing; all of ours got put into storage and we still don't have them out. Ah well. Buying some more...