Plastic Bag Ban Begins Today

[birdmove]

I don't mind the plastic bag ban. I would have been fine with a bag made of decomposable material too. Now, can we get a ban on styrofoam? Substitute a thin cardboard for take out food and coffee cups too.

Jon in Keaau/HPP

[Beachboy]

This is the worst law put into place by our county lawmakers! Here it is mid Jan. 2014 and guess what, plastic bags can still be found! All this law has done was given an excuse for stores to charge for their plastic ,or paper bags. Only Safeway and Foodland give you free paper bags. KTA now charges folks for the paper bags too! Now everybody(merchants) gets to set their own "bag agenda", and it isn't the same at any two stores either!


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Support the 'Jack Herer Initiative'NOW!!

[Bullwinkle]

the bag people having done such a good job - now are taking on the axis deer..... grin

[tada]

I save all my plastic bags and stuff them into my backpack so I can bring to use in Hilo. The cashier laugh about how they haven't seen those in long time. Then I boil water with the leftovers on my wood stove.

On Oahu if I triple bag I can can carry 10 lb if I wrap around my handlebar of my bicycle. 10 lb is heavy so double bag is iffy but impossible with paper bags.

[Mr.feshamon]

In my opinion...this so called environmental protection Law is a joke. I mean why do we still see plastic material in stores, supermarkets etc. If the government is really concern of plastic materials getting into or affecting our environment then why only ban plastic bags? I have to be honest....i see more plastic bottles and other plastic materials littered throughout the state more then plastic bags. Why only certain islands/counties the law took effect. If there is any place that needs to ban plastic bags, Oahu is the place that needs it the most yet it will not take effect for them till 2015. Go Figure! This is what blew me away the most....The Law allowed vendors to charge a fee (what ever amount they desire) to a customer which uses the vendors plastic bags prior 2014. Every penny vendors took in for the use of their plastic bags is 100% profit. Why is the State accomodating vendors/corporations and taxing us the people. If there is going to be a ban...them ban it! In my opinion...the State law makers is not really serious of protecting our local environment. Another reason behind it...politics like usual!.

[Bullwinkle]

Which is worse - plastic bag up against a chain link fence on a windy day or the the chemicals that make plastic soft getting into ones blood stream?

which has been addressed in ordinances?

funny world we live in

[Guest]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

It's a bag. If you can afford to buy stuff, you're probably smart enough to figure out a way to carry that stuff out to your car. Life goes on.

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I don't know...some don't want to pay $2 for parking

[Guest]

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Originally posted by FactualFoodie

As usual a good idea can often go awry when someone decides to create a law.

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There oughta be a law about making more laws.

[unknownjulie]

I'm happy to pay for bags if I need them for frozen stuff. I just wish the bus was still free.

[Guest]

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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

I just roll the whole grocery cart out to my car and bag the groceries in the recycled bags there. Easy.

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Yep, that way the eggs aren't under the canned stuff.