07-19-2011, 06:28 AM
I've heard all the argument about plastic bags and the harm to the environment. Regardless of my personal belief about plastic bags, I do accept the arguments for a ban. But there are some things that confuse me in the writing of this Plastic Bag Ban, and I was wondering if anyone can explain the following:
1. What specifically does Hawaii County have in the way of magic dust that makes plastic bags used by non-profits any less harmful to the environment or less polluting than those used by commercial stores?
2. Are plastic bags distributed from non retail sources such as community events and such made from different plastics and do not pollute or harm the environment thus making them exempt from the ban?
3. Is it true that on Hawaii all the other thin plastic films you see dangling from trees or bushes and littering the roadside actually disappear overnight through some special process that makes them items to be exempted from a Plastic Bag Ban?
I guess I'm just confused because wouldn’t the arguments for a ban apply to ALL plastic bags, not just those used in commercial businesses?
1. What specifically does Hawaii County have in the way of magic dust that makes plastic bags used by non-profits any less harmful to the environment or less polluting than those used by commercial stores?
2. Are plastic bags distributed from non retail sources such as community events and such made from different plastics and do not pollute or harm the environment thus making them exempt from the ban?
3. Is it true that on Hawaii all the other thin plastic films you see dangling from trees or bushes and littering the roadside actually disappear overnight through some special process that makes them items to be exempted from a Plastic Bag Ban?
I guess I'm just confused because wouldn’t the arguments for a ban apply to ALL plastic bags, not just those used in commercial businesses?