Paper or Plastic or Canvas?
San Francisco officials are considering imposing a $0.17 fee on plastic grocery bags, only applicable to grocery stores that report more than $2 million in annual sales.
Although an admitted "triple bagger" at the grocery store (with a dog at home, the plastic bags are always reused), I think it's a non-imposing way to help curb pollution. The fee isn't forced on shoppers; they can still use the store's paper bags, or they can bring their own bags from home.
Somewhat surprisingly, the poll at left-leaning CNN.com reports that the majority of the site visitors (who bothered to respond to the poll) are not in favor of the tax. (See poll at right-hand side of the link)
Although an admitted "triple bagger" at the grocery store (with a dog at home, the plastic bags are always reused), I think it's a non-imposing way to help curb pollution. The fee isn't forced on shoppers; they can still use the store's paper bags, or they can bring their own bags from home.
Somewhat surprisingly, the poll at left-leaning CNN.com reports that the majority of the site visitors (who bothered to respond to the poll) are not in favor of the tax. (See poll at right-hand side of the link)
posted by Anonymous at 1:13 PM
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You would think the people of Bangladesh would have more to worry about than plastic bags. It's a sad state of affairs when an poor African nation is more environmentally conscious than the US.
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