Single-use plastic bags for fruit and veggies went from ubiquitous to reviled almost overnight. Now ICA and Coop both offer paper bags instead. I find those bulky and clumsy so I got myself a set of reusable mesh bags instead, which I keep in my purse so I always have them with me.

I never saw those single-use bags as single-use. I always saved them and reused them. When I buy a chunk of cheese and tear open the packaging, I need a bag for the cheese. When I go out hiking, I need a bag or two for my sandwiches, or for taking home my garbage. When I have a plate of leftover pancakes, I need a bag to cover them with so they don’t dry out.

Now I don’t have an inflow of these bags any more, and I miss them. There are freezer bags you can buy on a roll, and they work fine for most tasks. They just feel a bit more wasteful because they’re thicker than the single-use bags. The problem with the freezer bags is that they are all narrow. When I go up in size to 5 litre bags, they get longer but not much wider. None of them fit over a dinner plate.

I avoid cling wrap because hasn’t been clingy for years (I think the material was changed at some point due to environmental concerns?) so it always disappoints me.

Today someone went shopping and came home with apples in one of those shameful plastic bags. I am so going to hoard it!