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Banning across the board is stupid. In Washington state, you can buy plastic bags for $0.08. Enough to incentivize most people to bring their own bag, not eno

Banning across the board is stupid. In Washington state, you can buy plastic bags for $0.08. Enough to incentivize most people to bring their own bag, not enough to cause adverse consequences because a bag is only $0.08 in the event you don’t bring a bag.

ssl-3 2y ago
Who decides that a bag is worth $0.08, and where does that $0.08 go when a bag is purchased?
- lotsofpulp 2y ago
  The cost of the bag has to be $0.08 plus sales tax at minimum. https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-recycling-waste/plastics/plastic-bag-ban https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-recycling-waste... > Where does the 8-cent fee on paper and reusable bags go? >Businesses collect and keep the entire 8 cents to recover some of the cost of providing the bags and to incentivize customers to bring their own reusable bags. The charge must be shown as a taxable sale on the receipt provided to the customer. Businesses may choose to charge more than 8 cents per bag. My above comment is technically incorrect because there is an across the board ban on thin, single use plastic bags. But it’s not super inconvenient or costly to have to pay $0.08 (the only price for bags I have ever seen). However, that price might go up in the future because the regulations call for even thicker bags in Jan 2026, which I did not know. > In January 2026, the minimum thickness requirement will increase from 2.25 mil to 4 mil.
  - jerlam 2y ago
    > even thicker bags in Jan 2026 One of the nice things about the older "non-reusable" bags was that they were so thin that you could wad them up in a pocket, they would be unnoticeable, and you could always have it on your person. The thicker bags require careful folding and even so, take up a lot more space.
jjtheblunt 2y ago
Arizona same story (but $0.10). works great really, in that reusable bags are pretty robust, after 12+ years of using them myself. when i space out and forget, i blow a dime or two. convenience in versatility.
com2kid 2y ago
I now have a giant bin full of thick plastic bags that I feel bad about throwing away. The half ban WA state did has only increased my plastic bag consumption. IMHO the law should mandate compostable bags be used.

ssl-3 2y ago

Who decides that a bag is worth $0.08, and where does that $0.08 go when a bag is purchased?

lotsofpulp 2y ago
The cost of the bag has to be $0.08 plus sales tax at minimum. https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-recycling-waste/plastics/plastic-bag-ban https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-recycling-waste... > Where does the 8-cent fee on paper and reusable bags go? >Businesses collect and keep the entire 8 cents to recover some of the cost of providing the bags and to incentivize customers to bring their own reusable bags. The charge must be shown as a taxable sale on the receipt provided to the customer. Businesses may choose to charge more than 8 cents per bag. My above comment is technically incorrect because there is an across the board ban on thin, single use plastic bags. But it’s not super inconvenient or costly to have to pay $0.08 (the only price for bags I have ever seen). However, that price might go up in the future because the regulations call for even thicker bags in Jan 2026, which I did not know. > In January 2026, the minimum thickness requirement will increase from 2.25 mil to 4 mil.
- jerlam 2y ago
  > even thicker bags in Jan 2026 One of the nice things about the older "non-reusable" bags was that they were so thin that you could wad them up in a pocket, they would be unnoticeable, and you could always have it on your person. The thicker bags require careful folding and even so, take up a lot more space.

jjtheblunt 2y ago

Arizona same story (but $0.10). works great really, in that reusable bags are pretty robust, after 12+ years of using them myself. when i space out and forget, i blow a dime or two. convenience in versatility.

com2kid 2y ago

I now have a giant bin full of thick plastic bags that I feel bad about throwing away. The half ban WA state did has only increased my plastic bag consumption. IMHO the law should mandate compostable bags be used.