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The article I'm reading says that Disney will begin offering resuable bags for a nominal fee. Seems like they're gonna want you to bring em back.
Just another thing to carry around in the backpack til I need it.
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Mmmmmm, they need to make this an option only. It doesn’t need to be their only way of packaging things to carry out of stores. I don’t see that working.
That's the only thing I'm not sure about. I'm surprised they're not going to offer paper bags. Of course they do offer the option of sending things back to your resort, but once upon a time (we're talking probably at least 10 years ago now), they used to guarantee it would be there by something like 10:00am the next morning and we used the service all the time. Now it takes longer, it doesn't always work out for us.
I have been using reusable shopping bags for several years. I still use plastic for meat. I'm not going to stick meat in my bags unless the meat is in something else first.
I know I'll never buy the metal straws. I'm another one that don't think they would stay clean. DH says way back in the 60's we used paper straws. I don't remember tht.
A brush made for the straw may help...wil kn have to look into that. Our 4 metal straws were purchased at our zoo as part of a fundraiser for the docent program.
I have been thinking about the metal straws for quite some time.
I had to order something else on Amazon just now, so I added a set of straws to the order. The set come with 12 straws, 2 cleaning brushes and a carrying bag. I am hoping to have them in time for our trip to California on the 5th. We will have them for sure for our cruise and WDW trip in January.
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I wish Disney would talk to Blaze and use the type of straws they have. They are plant based and are completely biodegradable. They are just as durable when drinking as plastic straws though.
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Paper straws I recall using when I was a kid back when dinosaurs roamed were plenty durable. They may have been thinly coated with wax as were milk cartons then.
Anyway, I recall using the same straw for more than one glass of Coke without any problem.
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I have the stainless steel straws, cheap they are off Amazon, come with a straw brush. I love these ,I wanted them to help the environment so I definitely will bring them with me to Disney from now on...not sure about the bags, I do use reusable in general but not sure how this will work while in Disney
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One a side note, we pretty much always have our purchases sent back to the resort for us so we don't have to carry them around.
I gotta be honest, me personally - I have no issues with any of this.
But, the issue with having purchases sent back to the resort is that some people are there for too short a time, or they aren’t staying on Disney property. IMO, it’s unrealistic for any shopping venue to expect that people A) bring their own bags, B) have purchases sent to their resorts, and C) purchase bags in addition to other purchases.
If I’m at WDW for 3 days, I don’t want to carry a shopping bag with me, on the chance that I might purchase something. Also, how many tourists wait until the last day of their trips to purchase souvenirs? A lot. That eliminates the idea of shipping back to the resort, even for onsite guests.
If Disney wants to eliminate plastic, that’s fine with me, but they need to offer paper alternatives without asking guests to purchase extra or bring their own.
I’m probably in the minority on this but I don’t like paper straws since they don’t hold up well and I don’t want to have to think about bringing a straw on vacation with me and washing/recycling for future drinks. Also, they’ll need to package store bought items for guests to send back to their resorts.
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