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So, the cities that ban one time use bags, why not just legislate the use of paper bags. I mean, it's a win win, for the consumer and the environment. I know th

• theandrewbailey 11y ago
  > So, the cities that ban one time use bags, why not just legislate the use of paper bags. The economics and science of materials changes much faster than legislation. When it does, you're stuck with some old mandate to use this bad type of bag for many years.
• dragonwriter 11y ago
  > So, the cities that ban one time use bags, why not just legislate the use of paper bags. At least the California ban that the plastic bag industry delayed for a referendum kinda-sorta did this (as to many of the local bans in California). They ban single-use, no-fee bags. They ban single-use, plastic bags, regardless of fee, for certain uses by certain retailers. They permit single-use, paper bags with a minimum fee, for similar certain uses by the same certain retailers. They permit reusable plastic, canvas, or other bags, with specified durability requirements, with a minimum fee when sold by the entities covered by the ban on single-use plastic and/or no-fee bags.