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Whereas I agree, it is never so easy. For example, Oregon banned many single use plastic shopping bags. They went away briefly; however, a workaround has been f
by sudobash1 6y ago
Whereas I agree, it is never so easy. For example, Oregon banned many single use plastic shopping bags. They went away briefly; however, a workaround has been found by stores. They are now using much heavier plastic bags and calling them "reusable". But most people seem to just treat them like the old disposable ones. So a well intentioned, but heavy handed law has put us a step back. We are now using more plastic per bag... The market is very creative, and bans must be made carefully to avoid making a situation worse.
- jamil7 6y agoIn Germany you just pay for individual bags if you want them, sometimes they’re plastic and sometimes paper, depends on the shop. As far as I can tell this is way more effective than an outright ban, I hardly ever see people buying the bags unless they’ve really forgotten or are tourists.