Ban Plastic Shopping Bags Everywhere!!
Target:
Michael R Francis, Executive VP, Target Corporation
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We all need to eliminate our use of plastic bags. According to the EPA, Americans discarded more than 4.4 million tons of polyethylene bags in 2005, and only about 1-5 percent of those were recycled. Plastic bags waste resources, release toxins when burned, and contribute to global warming due to the energy required to make them. Bags littering the oceans also annually kill countless marine animals that mistake them for food. Consumers bear a responsibility, so do our RETAILERS!
We all need to eliminate our use of plastic bags. According to the EPA, Americans discarded more than 4.4 million tons of polyethylene bags in 2005, and only about 1-5 percent of those were recycled. Plastic bags waste resources, release toxins when burned, and contribute to global warming due to the energy required to make them. Bags littering the oceans also annually kill countless marine animals that mistake them for food. Consumers bear a responsibility, so do our RETAILERS!
I am writing to you in hopes of you joining the %u201CGreen Movement%u201D that is sweeping the nation. It is imperative that we as consumers and citizens of the world act to save our world. Please join us.
In view of the City of San Francisco ban on the use of plastic bags, and top retailers in the UK agreeing to cut their usage by 25%, I ask you to make every effort possible to follow suit on a national basis. It would not only help our world as a whole, it would be a large public relations boost for retailers such as yourself if you were to take it on voluntarily.
We signed the "Ban Plastic Shopping Bags Everywhere!!" petition!
# 689:
4:52 pm PDT, May 30,
Heather Gregory, South Carolina
# 688:
11:05 pm PDT, May 29,
Roy Cee, Oregon
# 687:
7:27 pm PDT, May 29,
Bill McGlone, Connecticut
# 686:
1:54 pm PDT, May 29,
Michael Barth, California
# 685:
3:34 pm PDT, May 10,
Jessamyn Smallenburg, Michigan
# 684:
3:26 pm PDT, May 10,
Lorraine Kay, United Kingdom
# 683:
7:03 pm PDT, Apr 23,
Leslie Wong, California
I work at a big chain retail store as a cashier. It's disgusting to see how many bags are used in a day- 8 to 10 8x12x12 boxes with maybe 200+ bags each! I would love to never have to see a plastic bag again. People should bring their own bags or simply decline from needing a bag at all, esp if they're buying a single item that's too big or too small for any sized bag we provide!
I work at a big chain retail store as a cashier. It's disgusting to see how many bags are used in a day- 8 to 10 8x12x12 boxes with maybe 200+ bags each! I would love to never have to see a plastic bag again. People should bring their own bags or simply decline from needing a bag at all, esp if they're buying a single item that's too big or too small for any sized bag we provide!
# 682:
7:03 pm PDT, Apr 23,
Leslie Wong, California
I work at a big chain retail store as a cashier. It's disgusting to see how many bags are used in a day- 8 to 10 8x12x12 boxes with maybe 200+ bags each! I would love to never have to see a plastic bag again. People should bring their own bags or simply decline from needing a bag at all, esp if they're buying a single item that's too big or too small for any sized bag we provide!
I work at a big chain retail store as a cashier. It's disgusting to see how many bags are used in a day- 8 to 10 8x12x12 boxes with maybe 200+ bags each! I would love to never have to see a plastic bag again. People should bring their own bags or simply decline from needing a bag at all, esp if they're buying a single item that's too big or too small for any sized bag we provide!
# 681:
1:49 am PDT, Apr 19,
Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania
# 680:
5:41 am PDT, Apr 10,
Rachel Kaufman, New York
# 679:
7:49 am PDT, Mar 29,
Liz Casey, Canada
# 678:
4:35 pm PDT, Mar 26,
Chris Beane-martin, New Hampshire
# 677:
7:54 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Louise Leger, Canada
# 676:
2:47 pm PDT, Mar 25,
Ken Miller, Canada
# 675:
10:23 pm PDT, Mar 21,
Audrey Liebl, Massachusetts
# 674:
10:44 am PDT, Mar 21,
Gillian Miller, United Kingdom
Try saving the planet (& your pockets) charge for plastic bags, offer a money back for reused bags and try recycling. This would help give you a more caring image (undeserved) and make you look greener!
Try saving the planet (& your pockets) charge for plastic bags, offer a money back for reused bags and try recycling. This would help give you a more caring image (undeserved) and make you look greener!
# 673:
8:38 am PDT, Mar 21,
Michele Santos, Puerto Rico
# 672:
6:09 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Venessa Kappel, Australia
# 671:
7:41 am PDT, Mar 18,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
# 670:
5:55 pm PDT, Mar 17,
Samia Lalani, Canada
# 669:
8:34 pm PDT, Mar 14,
Lily Gruber, Kansas
# 668:
12:13 pm PDT, Mar 14,
KATHLEEN WISSENZ, Pennsylvania
# 667:
11:17 am PDT, Mar 13,
Melissa Guinn, Tennessee
# 666:
5:09 pm PDT, Mar 12,
Elle Jordan, Massachusetts
If you cannot provide paper bags, then I will shop elsewhere.
If you cannot provide paper bags, then I will shop elsewhere.
# 665:
11:17 pm PDT, Mar 9,
Leanne Cook, Australia
using plastic bags in supermarkets and shops is so wasteful,and harmful to the environment.please bring your own shopping bags from home.
using plastic bags in supermarkets and shops is so wasteful,and harmful to the environment.please bring your own shopping bags from home.
# 664:
6:11 pm PDT, Mar 9,
Vivien Limon, California
# 663:
12:39 pm PDT, Mar 9,
Debbie Butz, Illinois
# 662:
12:39 am PST, Mar 9,
Lucien Pan Morningstar, Colorado
# 661:
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12:03 am PST, Mar 8,
Nuntanit Bumrungsap, Thailand
Plastic bags come from oil, thus increasing CO2 emissions. Plastic bags cause unnecessary costs that consumers pay (included in goods' prices). Plastic bags kill wildlife and even farm animals. Plastic bags add unnecessary mass to landfills. Plastic bags cause unsightly litter. These are good reasons to ban plastic bags. |
# 660:
7:41 pm PST, Mar 7,
Debbie Low, Florida
# 659:
7:03 pm PST, Mar 7,
Sarah Panullo, Pennsylvania
I also think that those loadable plastic cards should be recycled and the reuse encouraged by discount.
I also think that those loadable plastic cards should be recycled and the reuse encouraged by discount.
# 658:
12:46 pm PST, Mar 7,
Dominic Kiddell, United Kingdom
# 657:
11:21 am PST, Mar 7,
Christoph Poss, Germany
# 656:
11:12 am PST, Mar 7,
Kristy Maguire, Massachusetts
The US should follow the example of some european countries by charging a $0.05 fee per plastic bag to those of us who do not bring reuseable bags with us on shopping trips. When it starts hurting people in the wallet, maybe they in turn will stop hurting our precious environment by being proactive and not wasteful.
The US should follow the example of some european countries by charging a $0.05 fee per plastic bag to those of us who do not bring reuseable bags with us on shopping trips. When it starts hurting people in the wallet, maybe they in turn will stop hurting our precious environment by being proactive and not wasteful.
# 655:
10:15 am PST, Mar 7,
Beatrice Barbu, Romania
# 654:
8:37 am PST, Mar 7,
Natalie Van Leekwijck, Belgium
# 653:
8:05 am PST, Mar 7,
Bridget Jones, Mississippi
Take a stand for whats right.
Take a stand for whats right.
# 652:
11:53 pm PST, Mar 6,
Aaron Bond, Texas
# 651:
9:24 pm PST, Mar 6,
Margaret Chaykin, California
On behalf of humanity, animal welfare, and the over all welfare of OUR planet, I would like to encourage your company to ban the use of plastic bags! This may seem like a huge stride, but when done, it will be appreciated and admired. Offer a sensible solution, like a reusable promotional tote... the response will no doubt be overwhelming. We're all in this together... and I am asking, as a conscious consumer, don't turn your back on your responsibility as a retailer... but embrace this opportunity to make your impact!
On behalf of humanity, animal welfare, and the over all welfare of OUR planet, I would like to encourage your company to ban the use of plastic bags! This may seem like a huge stride, but when done, it will be appreciated and admired. Offer a sensible solution, like a reusable promotional tote... the response will no doubt be overwhelming. We're all in this together... and I am asking, as a conscious consumer, don't turn your back on your responsibility as a retailer... but embrace this opportunity to make your impact!
