Green bags

[Guest guest]

I keep my celery in aluminum foil.- in the fridge. Just keep it tightly wrapped.

It stays fresh for a LONG time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I had the same problem RAW RAW had with these bags. I lost a lot of

fruits and veggies. I threw the bags away, I ended up hating them!

 

My only thought was we have so much humidity here in Fla. that is why

my foods deteriorated faster than without them.

[Guest guest]

from what I understand, these bags are made of low-density polyethelene which is

not re-cyclable, but reusable. They are premeated with absobant clay which soaks

up the gases which the vegs and fruits give off.

These are said to be reusable up to 10x and then, if my understanding is

right, into the landfill.

Isn't is just healthier for our bodies and the planet to buy smaller amounts

of fresh and LOCAL produce, wrap them in cotton bags rather than plastic bags

from the markets and eat them quickly before mold occur (which is really

fast)???

Being vegetarians, we serve ourselves, our families and friends and the planet

by being aware of where our produce comes from and how we care for it. That pint

of strawberries from Mexico used a lot of unregulated gas fumes getting

here............

Shen

 

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[Guest guest]

Shen,

I am in total *agreement*. A refrigerator vegetable bin works just

fine to store your fruits and veggies without placing them in any

plastic bag or wrap. If you want to separate them for some reason a

covered glass container is best. Plastic bags of any kind are

expensive,wasteful and are not bio-degradable. I do not use aluminum

foil, plastic bags/wrap, or waxed paper. I also buy local. Watch for

mesh or cotton bags at your local thrift store or make your own to

use for produce when shopping, or place them directly into your

canvas/cloth shopping bag. If you will notice much of the produce in

your market is neither refrigerated or in plastic. You will be

surprised how long it will last in your refrigerator bin uncovered.

There are a few things which you will have no choice. Look for

markings/seals that state that the plastic container has been or was

recycled. Purchase Polycarbonated if you must have a plastic

container. Refill your bottles with water rather than buying

individual bottles.

 

Deanna in Colorado

Also @ recycled_gardens

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In , shenoa <shenoa wrote:

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> from what I understand, these bags are made of low-density

polyethelene which is not re-cyclable,

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the great response.

 

The absorbent clay would make them " not recyclable " without getting to

the kind of plastic. So, thank you for your answer. I will manage to

get along without them--if they cannot be recycled, they do not belong

in my house.

 

With our recycling pick-up, our 30 gallan garbage can is usually only

about 1/3 full. We are working on decreasing that. We also compost so

we are working on being a " garbage-free " household. We are also trying

to cut down on the amount of recycling we do--especially plastic

recycling.

 

Kathleen

Eureka CA

 

 

from what I understand, these bags are made of low-density polyethelene

which is not re-cyclable, but reusable. They are peremeated with

absobant clay which soaks up the gases which the vegs and fruits give

off. These are said to be reusable up to 10x and then, if my

understanding is right, into the landfill.

[Guest guest]

this may be something to think about, for those who do use the green produce

bags. I often don't buy much of one thing, but a lot of different things. So,

I might put a summer squash, apple, orange, pear, etc, into the same bag. The

bags are very big, and it's not really necessary to put only one type in each

bag. Then when I go thru self check out, just pull each one out and weigh it

and code it. So, it is just one bag for a group of different things. I leave

them in the bag until they are washed, then put them in the drawer, that's how

we know the ones that are ready to eat, because they are out of the bag and in

the drawer. I guess I like them better than mess because they don't touch the

carts where people's kids have been standing in with their shoes and dirty

diapers. If I had a solid bag, I'd be afraid they would think I was

shoplifting.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I was browsing my inbox of veggie group messages and I'm glad I found

this topic. I saw these bags advertised on TV and wanted to know more

about them since they sounded like a good thing, yet it's always good

to get more info. What is the opinion on the brown paper bag?? We

used them years ago for produce and carrying groceries. Also, my

grandmother used a net bag made of string that was expandable and

could hold quite a lot. I haven't seen these around for years. These

items would be recyclable if they were made with out chemicals. Also

how about plastic-type bags that are recylable?

[Guest guest]

Here in the UK it is getting a lot better for plastic bags. There's

a lot of talk of taxing plastic bags so the customer would have to

pay for the bags in the supermarket – they already do this in

Ireland and no-one seems to buy them apart from the tourists!

In most of our supermarkets here you can now buy cheap cotton and

reusable fold up bags (Co-Op, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco) as

well as the long running " Bag for Life " which is a reinforced tough

plastic bag that lasts for quite a long time and when it does break

they will replace it free of charge for you.

I have also got an old fashioned string bag (organic cotton of

course!) from a great mail order company here

www.naturalcollection.com not sure if they ship overseas but worth a

look.

 

I personally see a lot of people with their own bags at the

supermarket now. I live on the Isle of Wight and we are trying to

become an Eco Island so I think we are quite advanced here.

 

As most of you in this group seem to be American or Canadian

(correct me if I'm wrong) it is really interesting reading issues

you have over there and the ingredients you have and haven't got

available.

 

Sara