I Support a Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags in Asheville

Plastic shopping bags blow across our parking lots and public parks.  They catch on tree limbs, block drains and flow down our rivers headed to larger bodies of water where they endanger wildlife and change the nature of our oceans.

Cities, big and small, across the US and several countries around the world (including China) have taxed or banned plastic shopping bags.  A progressive town like Asheville should be at the forefront of this movement to choose the environment over petroleum-based disposable bags. 

I support a ban on plastic shopping bags.