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# Plastic Produce Bags To Remain Free At The Park Slope Food Coop
- URL: https://bklyner.com/plastic-produce-bags-to-remain-free-at-the-park-slope-food-coop-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2014-02-26T16:27:18.000Z
- Updated: 2014-02-26T16:27:18.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: Flatbush Food Coop, plastic bags, #API-Imported

![Plastic Produce Bags](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pss_plastic_produce_bags-702x526.jpg)

  
On Tuesday night members of the [Park Slope Food Coop](http://www.foodcoop.com/?ref=bklyner.com) gathered (for the second time — the first time, the space was too small to accommodate everyone) to vote on [whether they should charge 20 cents per roll bag](http://www.foodcoop.com/bags?ref=bklyner.com), aka the ones used for produce (plastic shopping bags have already been [banned](http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/21/31%5F21%5Fthief%5Fof%5Fbad%5Fbags%5Fpark.html?ref=bklyner.com) there). The vote tally was 263 for and 354 against, so the bags will stay in place, for free, for now.

If you’re a member and you didn’t make the epic three-hour meeting but you’d like to know what happened — or, if you’re just a fan of the spectacle that can sometimes be the Coop — member [Miriam Krule](https://twitter.com/miriamkrule?ref=bklyner.com) live-tweeted the entire thing, and has [a great recap on Slate](http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2014/02/plastic%5Fbag%5Fban%5Fpark%5Fslope%5Fco%5Fop%5Fmembers%5Freject%5Fban%5Fon%5Fplastic%5Fbags.html?ref=bklyner.com). Some highlights:

> Trying to figure out if the Open Forum is the appropriate time for me to bring up the missing hyphen [#coopbagmeeting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coopbagmeeting?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/Sri2wxvjsG](http://t.co/Sri2wxvjsG?ref=bklyner.com)
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> — Miriam Krule (@miriamkrule) [February 25, 2014](https://twitter.com/miriamkrule/status/438461686853693440?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

> Old man asks why paying 20 cents is more ecological (sic?) [#coopbagmeeting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coopbagmeeting?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) timid applause (at least from the guy behind me)
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> — Miriam Krule (@miriamkrule) [February 26, 2014](https://twitter.com/miriamkrule/status/438480398621097984?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

> "What we have here is a failure to communicate" this meeting could use some more Cool Hand Luke quotes [#coopbagmeeting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coopbagmeeting?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)
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> — Miriam Krule (@miriamkrule) [February 26, 2014](https://twitter.com/miriamkrule/status/438492692285501440?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

> "We have to redo vote … No one used No. 2 pencils" gasps than laughter [#coopbagmeeting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coopbagmeeting?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)
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> — Miriam Krule (@miriamkrule) [February 26, 2014](https://twitter.com/miriamkrule/status/438502374030983168?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

After all that, though, perhaps the minority had a little something to say about it this morning:

> Day after on the ground [#coopbagmeeting](https://twitter.com/hashtag/coopbagmeeting?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) reporting: there are no bags (in the bread section) [pic.twitter.com/pKEXLcI7hi](http://t.co/pKEXLcI7hi?ref=bklyner.com)
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> — Miriam Krule (@miriamkrule) [February 26, 2014](https://twitter.com/miriamkrule/status/438682271168876544?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

Anyone else go to last night’s meeting? What are your thoughts on the need for plastic produce bags at the Coop?

And as for non-members: Do you think more grocery stores should ban plastic shopping bags, which is something our [Councilmember Brad Lander supports](/blog/news/brad-lander-stephen-levin-join-fellow-council-members-to-announce-anti-plastic-bag-legislation)?