Comments on: L.A. Plastic Bag Ban Unravels

By: patrick

patrick — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:10:15 +0000

Ironically, plastic bags are the most re-used form of garbage there is. It’s also ironic that we’re cutting down more trees to save the environment.

For the average, bill-paying citizen, the ban on plastic bags means spending more time, money and energy carrying his/her groceries home. Meanwhile, oil consumption will not decrease. Huge SUVs keep rolling out while petroleum companies continue to whimsically raise the price of gas.

Banning the use of plastic bags is an environmental red-herring. Obviously throwing plastic bags on the ground is not good. That’s why there are fines for littering.

But, between pouring oil into the atmosphere with our cars and throwing plastic bags on the ground, the former seems worse. I wonder, what is the equivalent in plastic bags to an average car’s 25-gallon gas tank?

Besides, if there’s one thing oil is good for, it’s for making plastic. Plastic is cheap, sanitary and easy to recycle.

By: UrbanFrugal

UrbanFrugal — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:17:39 +0000

I wish Chicago would ban plastic bags. Larger grocery stores have bins for plastic bag recycling, but I prefer places that encourage you to bring your own bags. The problem isn’t that we have plastic bags. The real problem is people do not reuse plastic bags until they are no longer usable, then put them out with the recyclables.

Everyone has a bag that he/she can use more than once, a sturdy bag from another merchant can be reused and reused.

By: China @ Crossroads

China @ Crossroads — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:12:11 +0000

A few comments.

I find it sad that it only cost 33,000USD to turn the program into something truly great into something that will no doubt be nothing more than what is being done now.

The irony is that I am sure there are 100,000USD spent to clean the bags up each year

When are the politicians going to do something that actually benefits the people long term? when it comes to the environment, there are few items outside of plastic bags that have been of focus for so long, yet the same steps that were applauded in SF were abandoned in LA.

Any alternative plans in place?

By: Bag Monster

Bag Monster — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:39:48 +0000

So I take it you don’t like single-use bags? Nobody seems to want us around anymore… It’s hard being a Bag Monster in the Age of Bag Bans! I can’t even get a job because of convenient reusable ChicoBags.

For a good laugh (at my expense), and the latest info on Bag Bans with an entertaining twist, go to my blog: http://www.BagMonster.com