Bag ban makes us feel good, but doesn’t help us
The Daily World, a newspaper based in Aberdeen, Washington, recently published a letter to the editor opposing a statewide plastic bag ban. The author details how “single-use” plastic bags aren’t single use at all, as they have a myriad of other uses. Also, plastic bags make up a tiny fraction of litter and waste, so banning them won’t have a meaningful impact on either category.
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