Ban Plastic Bags in Kingston, ON!
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City of Kingston
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The movement to ban plastic shopping bags may not seem that revolutionary, but it is and Kingston can be one of the first cities to do this. San Francisco was the first city to ban plastic bags and other countries have since implemented bag tax (Ireland), a cost for bags (China, Israel, Australia) or have begun using biodegradable bags. I move to completely ban plastic bags from major retailers, shopping markets, pharmacies etc. in order to address the issue of consumption. Although anything helps, by banning the bags and forcing people to use reusable ones, we are changing peoples habits and that is the ultimate goal. So who's with me?
The movement to ban plastic shopping bags may not seem that revolutionary, but it is and Kingston can be one of the first cities to do this. San Francisco was the first city to ban plastic bags and other countries have since implemented bag tax (Ireland), a cost for bags (China, Israel, Australia) or have begun using biodegradable bags. I move to completely ban plastic bags from major retailers, shopping markets, pharmacies etc. in order to address the issue of consumption. Although anything helps, by banning the bags and forcing people to use reusable ones, we are changing peoples habits and that is the ultimate goal. So who's with me?
We the undersigned ask that the city of Kingston, ON address the issue of plastic bag manufacturing and pollution by banning plastic bags in large supermarkets and retailers. The issue of consumption is the underlying problem and we feel that banning plastic bags will force shoppers to change their habits and use reusable bags. The city of Kingston has many environmental initiatives and we hope that this will be added to the list of positive ways that the city of Kingston has helped its community.
Thank you for reading our letter and diligently considering our request.
Thank you for reading our letter and diligently considering our request.
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11:43 pm PDT, May 25,
Sophie Szeferowicz, France
Reusable bags are useful. |
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It is our collective responsibility to Mother Earth!
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plastic bags should be banned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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We can make a difference!
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BAN PLASTIC BAGS, for a really cool book on why recycling doesn't work get "cradle to cradle" by William McDonough
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Plastic bags need to be outlawed all across america. They are clogging aour landfills and you see them everywhere.
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plasticbags should be destroyed
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down with plastic
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Plastic bags are a nuisance to our environment, not only are they littering up the land fills but our oceans, forests, and back yards! With so many other alternatives to the wasteful plastic bag we should stop producing them!! This would be one more step in helping the environment.
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my child choked to death on a plastic bag which she put on her head
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Plastic bags are EVIL and they harm Mother Earth.They also end up floating in rivers and oceans. Please BAN plastic bags altogether.
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They hurt the environment so why not ban plastic bags?
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wasting plastic bags is equel to harming the EARTH and YOU yourself.bring your own reuuseable bag and not always take the plastic bag from shops....STOP HARMING THE EARTH
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When we have a floating section of our oceans that is filled with plastic and trash, that is roughly the size of a state (!) then it is time to ban something. Of course, paper creates more waste than plastic - but at least it falls apart in water.
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There are many environmentally friendly alternatives to plastic bags. There is no need or excuse for the use plastic bags!
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they have bags here in germany which are made of starch-completelly biodegradable and they look like plastic bags and are strong - so they exist the good harmless ones
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This is a start! Whole Foods now no longer uses plastic bags. I also believe that all plastic in this country should be recyclable and biodegradable. Every plastic wrapper around a product, every plastic lid or cap, every plastic bag! That would be brilliant!
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