Today shopping I was given BIG plastic bags I didn't even know the stores had. They usually have one smaller size. The reason? Starting tomorrow plastic bags are banned in this burg as they will be in other locations around here and maybe even in your burg. I'm on the fence about this one. For one thing these laws were often passed without a vote of the public. Just the city councils deciding they know what's best for us and wanting to keep up with "the Jones" on other city councils have passed these. Needless to say the plastics industry is up in arms about and there is a petition for recall of the law.
I've long had bags in my car I could use but often I would just walk into a store without them and often all I was getting was one thing or two which I could carry out without a bag. Thing is the plastic grocery bags are recyclable material and the stores provided bins where you could return them. Apparently this law is due to a few loop heads who just throw them in the trash. These bags came about because environmentalists were complaining about the cutting down of trees for grocery bags (though much of them were made from recycled paper). But starting tomorrow if you need a bag you can pay 10 cents for a paper bag. Bet lots of checkout lines will be held up as someone on principle runs out to their car to get a bag rather than pay 10 cents. Perhaps every shopping center should put up big flashing signs saying "don't forget your bag!"
