I can’t help but laugh. It was enviromental nuts who decreed a generation ago that we should use plastic instead of paper to save the trees. Now they’ve decided that their erstwhile favorite bag of choice doesn’t biodegrade in landfills. Oops! Well, pride prevents them from saying, “Go ahead and use paper. We were wrong.” So they are pushing reusable bags. But guess what. They could make you sick, or even kill you, I guess, if you’re old and weak enough:
Get out your bleach and launder those reusable fabric grocery bags after each use. You’re not clogging up landfill with plastic throw-aways, but your environmental conscientiousness could make you sick.
A microbiological study — a first in North America — of the popular, eco-friendly bags has uncovered some unsettling facts. Swab-testing by two independent laboratories found unacceptably high levels of bacterial, yeast, mold and coliform counts in the reusable bags.
