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Could a plastic bag ban stop people from being trashy?

Caller.com – Littering the landscape with plastic shopping bags is indeed a problem. The proposed solution—banning them—doesn't address the problem at its source, which is the people doing the littering. A bag ban only removes bags from their arsenal, much like a ban on so-called "assault" rifles can change the cosmetics of a law-abiding gun owner's home arsenal. More »

5 cent bag fee trashed

Mukilteobeacon.com – The city won't require grocery stores to nickel and dime you if you shop in Mukilteo and use a paper bag instead of a reusable bag next year. Mukilteo City Council on Monday voted unanimously to change the city's plastic bag ban so that the law won't require retailers to charge shoppers 5 cents for each bag they use. More »

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A New Look at Plastic Bags

Take a look at the plastic bag recycling process, and then see all the new, useful things that are made from recycled plastic bags.