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Chicago banned single use plastic bags a few years ago. While some stores switched to paper, most just began to use thicker plastic bags and called them "reusab
by noer 9y ago
Chicago banned single use plastic bags a few years ago. While some stores switched to paper, most just began to use thicker plastic bags and called them "reusable bags". I think the ban lasted about 18 months and when it was found that plastic bag use hadn't dropped at all, the city instituted a bag tax of $0.07 per bag used. I think that actually worked to reduce bag usage.
- robotkdick 9y agoSame in California. Thicker plastic bags at Vons. Whole Foods, however, does not use them from what I've witnessed. Coke, Pepsi and others are the producers, and they won't change unless they get hit with regulations or losses. Boycott plastic.
- dragonwriter 9y agoCalifornia has both a single-use ban and a minimum per bag charge (which isn't strictly a bag tax but should have the same direct effect on consumer behavior, even if it has a different direct effect on retailer behavior.)