07-15-2011, 12:57 PM
First of all the "plastic bag ban" does not ban plastic bags. Nothing in it prevents anyone from buying and using all the plastic bags they want. Store aisles are full of plastic bags of every size and type. The ordinance will probably result in a broader selection of plastic bags for sale.
There is no intrusion on the rights of private citizens. There is intrusion on the methods and actions of retail establishments.
What the ordinance will do is stop the rather mindless and casual dispersal of millions of flimsy, cheap plastic bags for free at checkout stands. What people seem to be complaining about is they want them for free, without forethought and without apparent willingness to consider the impacts of cheap throwaway plastic.
On a scale of one to ten I rate the issue on an outrage scale of one.
There is no intrusion on the rights of private citizens. There is intrusion on the methods and actions of retail establishments.
What the ordinance will do is stop the rather mindless and casual dispersal of millions of flimsy, cheap plastic bags for free at checkout stands. What people seem to be complaining about is they want them for free, without forethought and without apparent willingness to consider the impacts of cheap throwaway plastic.
On a scale of one to ten I rate the issue on an outrage scale of one.
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