Ban Plastic Bags in the United States
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United States
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China no longer allows Plastic Bags. Now it is our turn to ban them. This will save oil and energy. Go green United States.
China no longer allows Plastic Bags. Now it is our turn to ban them. This will save oil and energy. Go green United States.
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# 92:
11:36 am PDT, Aug 31,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
China is sending us all their plastic junk for our landfills yet they ban plastic bags! Unbelieveable! In fact, probably 2/3 of the plastic bags we get at the grocery stores came from China! The USA needs to ban plastic bags in order to protect our environment from further harm. The time is now to start using re-useable bags to pack our groceries and to encourage retailers to stop the use of plastic bags entirely. I'm in my 50's and when I was a kid, all the bags were made from paper. In less than 50 years, we have made a horrible mess by introducing the use of plastic bags in our stores.
China is sending us all their plastic junk for our landfills yet they ban plastic bags! Unbelieveable! In fact, probably 2/3 of the plastic bags we get at the grocery stores came from China! The USA needs to ban plastic bags in order to protect our environment from further harm. The time is now to start using re-useable bags to pack our groceries and to encourage retailers to stop the use of plastic bags entirely. I'm in my 50's and when I was a kid, all the bags were made from paper. In less than 50 years, we have made a horrible mess by introducing the use of plastic bags in our stores.
# 91:
8:53 pm PDT, Aug 24,
Name not displayed, New York
i don't understand why we cannot all use our own fabric bag, but to kill the environment with plastic.... if we start using our own bag, the world would be better, greener, cooler, no more global warming....
i don't understand why we cannot all use our own fabric bag, but to kill the environment with plastic.... if we start using our own bag, the world would be better, greener, cooler, no more global warming....
# 90:
10:06 am PDT, Aug 20,
Heidi Roberts, United Kingdom
Plastic bags kill marine animals and birds and stay in the sea for many years
Plastic bags kill marine animals and birds and stay in the sea for many years
# 89:
8:47 pm PDT, Aug 18,
Angela Jasper, Texas
# 88:
4:30 pm PDT, Aug 13,
William Kinsley, Florida
# 87:
12:13 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Cassie Desir, Michigan
The time is now for us all to stand up and recognize our debt to the Earth and take responsibility for the ways in which we can begin to live in harmony with our environment.
The time is now for us all to stand up and recognize our debt to the Earth and take responsibility for the ways in which we can begin to live in harmony with our environment.
# 86:
9:03 am PDT, Aug 10,
Gail Nesslar, Montana
# 85:
4:55 am PDT, Aug 10,
Michelle Fedrizzi, North Carolina
Please join is in the fight to ban plastic bags. They are ruining our environment and harming our animals. Just using a cloth bag 5 times a week could save over 20,000 bags in our lifetime!
Please join is in the fight to ban plastic bags. They are ruining our environment and harming our animals. Just using a cloth bag 5 times a week could save over 20,000 bags in our lifetime!
# 84:
4:49 am PDT, Aug 9,
Linda Stranahan, Florida
This is one of the worse things for our planet. Please stop using them now. Linda
This is one of the worse things for our planet. Please stop using them now. Linda
# 83:
6:52 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Tiffiny LaCour, Florida
BYOB! It is very simple for people to bring their own bag to the store. I have bought several from the grocery store I frequent for 99 cents each and keep them in my car. They hold 4 times more than a plastic bag! Let's get rid of these bags and help make the environment a better place!
BYOB! It is very simple for people to bring their own bag to the store. I have bought several from the grocery store I frequent for 99 cents each and keep them in my car. They hold 4 times more than a plastic bag! Let's get rid of these bags and help make the environment a better place!
# 82:
12:48 pm PDT, Aug 1,
Name not displayed, Michigan
There are so many plastic bags that can be reused over and over for years. We don't need to make more.
There are so many plastic bags that can be reused over and over for years. We don't need to make more.
# 81:
2:50 pm PDT, Jul 31,
Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
# 80:
9:00 am PDT, Jul 31,
KAtherine Delhomme, Montana
We have a responsibility to our kids to do the best we can to leave them a clean and healthy planet...please think of how much this could help.
We have a responsibility to our kids to do the best we can to leave them a clean and healthy planet...please think of how much this could help.
# 79:
9:23 pm PDT, Jul 30,
Andi Alnwick, New York
# 78:
9:28 am PDT, Jul 30,
Lise Lalonde, Montana
I come from France and they have already banned the plastic bags. You can have them at the grocery store but you have to pay for them. Most people just carry around big grocery bags that are actually easier to use as you can fill them up and have only a few bags to carry home instead of a million smaller and more fragile plastic bags.
I come from France and they have already banned the plastic bags. You can have them at the grocery store but you have to pay for them. Most people just carry around big grocery bags that are actually easier to use as you can fill them up and have only a few bags to carry home instead of a million smaller and more fragile plastic bags.
# 77:
8:24 am PDT, Jul 30,
Name not displayed, Montana
# 76:
10:04 am PDT, Jul 28,
Linda Johnson, Washington
# 75:
8:03 am PDT, Jul 28,
Jonnie DeRosier, Montana
# 74:
7:01 am PDT, Jul 28,
Name not displayed, Ohio
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016 All the more reason to support this ban!
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016 All the more reason to support this ban!
# 73:
4:27 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Stephanie Johnson-Carson, Montana
# 72:
3:34 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Nina Lambert, Florida
There is a plastic wasteland in the Pacific ocean twice the size of Great Britain. Half of what you think is going into a landfill or recycle center actually ends up in the ocean where countless animals become victims. Plastic bags are unnecessary with the availablity of reusable materials. You can't rely on people to make the right decision when it comes to the health of our planet, so the easiest thing to do is not give them a choice. Ban plastic bags altogether.
There is a plastic wasteland in the Pacific ocean twice the size of Great Britain. Half of what you think is going into a landfill or recycle center actually ends up in the ocean where countless animals become victims. Plastic bags are unnecessary with the availablity of reusable materials. You can't rely on people to make the right decision when it comes to the health of our planet, so the easiest thing to do is not give them a choice. Ban plastic bags altogether.
# 71:
11:45 am PDT, Jul 23,
Amanda Laffin, Indiana
# 70:
11:30 am PDT, Jul 23,
Stacy Chesney, Illinois
Grocery stores are making it too easy now to purchase fabric shopping bags to use in place of plastic ones. Some also have recycling centers for the mountain of plastic bags you've already accumulated. If you're still using plastic bags, you're just plain lazy.
Grocery stores are making it too easy now to purchase fabric shopping bags to use in place of plastic ones. Some also have recycling centers for the mountain of plastic bags you've already accumulated. If you're still using plastic bags, you're just plain lazy.
# 69:
8:22 am PDT, Jul 23,
Name not displayed, Maine
# 68:
7:01 pm PDT, Jul 22,
Jeanine Ten Broeck, Colorado
# 67:
10:59 am PDT, Jul 21,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 66:
10:37 am PDT, Jul 21,
Brad Griffin, Louisiana
# 65:
10:24 am PDT, Jul 21,
Nichole Graeber, Colorado
# 64:
7:13 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Name not displayed, Ohio
# 63:
4:37 pm PDT, Jul 20,
Joanne Meister, Oregon
# 62:
7:36 am PDT, Jul 18,
Melissa Teno, Michigan
We don't need this junk, we are completely capable of coping without plastic materials
We don't need this junk, we are completely capable of coping without plastic materials
# 61:
7:15 am PDT, Jul 18,
Claire Odenweller, Ohio
# 60:
7:05 am PDT, Jul 18,
Ashley Elizabeth, Texas
# 59:
6:07 am PDT, Jul 18,
Danielle Teno, Michigan
# 58:
2:33 pm PDT, Jul 15,
Tia Goodwin, Montana
# 57:
3:04 pm PDT, Jul 11,
Laurel Watson, Arizona
# 56:
4:10 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Christine Linn, New York
Please help us save our planet and preserve the earth for our children and grandchildren.
Please help us save our planet and preserve the earth for our children and grandchildren.
# 55:
12:33 am PDT, Jul 8,
Kelsey Evans-Harrison, Australia
they should DEFINETLY be banned.
they should DEFINETLY be banned.
# 54:
5:41 pm PDT, Jul 7,
Margaret Doud, Connecticut
# 53:
8:29 am PDT, Jul 7,
Tyler Jackson, California
# 52:
8:12 am PDT, Jul 7,
Carolyn Andersen, New York
Bags absolutely should be banned - or if that is not possible then stores should charge for them - that would cause a lot of people to remember to reuse their bags
Bags absolutely should be banned - or if that is not possible then stores should charge for them - that would cause a lot of people to remember to reuse their bags
# 51:
8:05 am PDT, Jul 7,
Bridgett Smith, Washington
