plastic bag ban goes into effect today

[Bullwinkle]

so......in the end will this help the environment, retailer, paper bag manufacturers or the consumers. Some of the stores switching back to paper - takes me back 40 years as well - paper for my kitchen trash as opposed to plastic that is easier to place on hangers the biggest impact on me......

As to conservation - I prefer to work on my ever smaller carbon footprint - I'll leave the regulation of the masses to the bag manufacture lobby and the radical environmentalists

speaking of which...... last time I went to a surf rider meeting in the mainland - the parking lot full of trendy brit fuel guzzler SUV's with surfboard racks......