tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050818856871730000.post5455254357729509317..comments2023-10-19T02:19:21.597-07:00Comments on Cousin Yellowstone's Recital of Recyclables: Show Us Your (Plastic) Trash ChallengeCousin Yellowstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738922942945629088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050818856871730000.post-48480541098597857172009-08-06T18:39:27.587-07:002009-08-06T18:39:27.587-07:00Danielle, it's great to see you back again!
I...Danielle, it's great to see you back again!<br /><br />In theory, Whole Foods <strong>does</strong> allow customers to bring their own containers and have the tare weight deducted, but the staff at my local store seem unaware of that policy. The store's PR people go on and on about how eco-friendly Whole Foods is, but as you said, it's bragging just to brag. The problem doesn't seem to be health standards, which I could sort of understand. Instead, it's that no one in the entire store seems to know how to deduct the tare weight of any container heavier than a plastic bag. I got fed up dealing with Whole Foods, and now buy almost all my food at an independent grocery store that doesn't have bulk bins and doesn't even pretend to be eco-friendly.<br /><br />I know I should go back to Whole Foods for bulk items, reusing plastic bags until they rip. My biggest aversion is that much of what I buy is sticky, which means having to wash the bags, and I find it tedious to wash bags. It's so much easier to wash a rigid container. Perhaps it's time I had another talk with the store management. I can't be the only person wanting to bring my own containers, can I?Cousin Yellowstonehttp://cousinyellowstone.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7050818856871730000.post-79830012621485030912009-08-05T09:42:44.414-07:002009-08-05T09:42:44.414-07:00Hey - sorry I've been absent for a while.
I ...Hey - sorry I've been absent for a while. <br /><br />I totally feel the same frustration about Whole Foods. They brag just to brag; they haven't put enough effort into figuring out how to make "good for the environment" align with health standards. I get the general theory behind not being able to use our own containers, but plenty of stores have made it okay to do so, so why the lag? <br /><br />Do you save your plastic bags to reuse the next time? I mean, they wouldn't know, right - they would still be Whole Foods bags.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210396811492959083noreply@blogger.com