So, with the demise of the 15c heavy-duty plastic bags, what’s a good replacement?
I’ve been using them since they were introduced - the best thing about them is that if you carefully fold then roll them, they’re amazingly compact, and you can fit like three in your back pocket, which is perfect when you don’t have a car and want to grocery shop on your commute.
The cotton and paper ones are just too bulky to carry around with you like this. I’ve found some thin nylon-type ones, but they’re pretty sad and small - has anyone found something that’s thin, large and sturdy?
thin, large and sturdy?
Sounds like: garbage bags!
You’d have to buy them too.
I’ve a nylon bag that I found. Packs small, is strong and sturdy. Idk where you buy them though.
I don’t know but here is a tip: I have something called The Bag Of Shame which is a floral print bag. It looks awful and I hate it with passion. It lives in my car boot as a spare, if I ever bring it inside my wife shames me for forgetting the usual bags at home.
This way it is always in my car as a backup.
We have a couple of Spotlight bags (they’re a bit older; not sure they’re still making the same ones) that are about 50x50cm with a width of 20cm, made of nylon and quite sturdy. I always take one of these shopping for bulky but light items.
I still have a good dozen or so of the heavy duty plastic bags. Looked after they will probably last a few years.
By the time I need to buy new ones, who knows, biodegradable plastic bags might become the new hotness, and only cost $4.20 per bag given the way inflation is going. I might report back in a few years/days when that happens.
I have a bunch of old polyester ones like the green ones that Woolies used to have. They’re great because they can be machine washed
Another related question - what do you people do for garbage bags now that we don’t get free plastic bags? I’ve got a stash of old plastic bags but it’s running low now
