Comments on: D.C. bag bill makes unanimous step forward http://lowplastic.com/2009/06/02/dc-bag-bill-makes-unanimous-step-forward/ Use less plastic. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:39:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sarah-ji http://lowplastic.com/2009/06/02/dc-bag-bill-makes-unanimous-step-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Sarah-ji Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:05:48 +0000 http://lowplastic.com/?p=185#comment-81 Oh dear... five cents will be helpful to fund this program, but it ain't gonna get anybody to stop using plastic bags, I fear. Ireland's got the ticket - none of those flimsy plastic bags even available -- just a sturdy, very reusable one (I've had mine for six years now) that costs one euro. You remember your shopping bag real quick when you gotta pay a dollar for it, believe me. Witness the success story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2205419.stm Turns out they reduced their bag use by 90% and raised millions of euros. Oh dear… five cents will be helpful to fund this program, but it ain’t gonna get anybody to stop using plastic bags, I fear. Ireland’s got the ticket – none of those flimsy plastic bags even available — just a sturdy, very reusable one (I’ve had mine for six years now) that costs one euro. You remember your shopping bag real quick when you gotta pay a dollar for it, believe me.

Witness the success story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2205419.stm
Turns out they reduced their bag use by 90% and raised millions of euros.

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