Defend plastic bags
comments ()Re: “Green-minded Seattle to ban plastic bags — It will charge a nickel for paper ones, to nudge people toward reusables,” Tuesday news story. Though Seattle may seem distant, this misguided...
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Three cheers to Austin City Council’s bag ban
comments ()Three Cheers is a weekly collection of upbeat letters that inspire readers to think and act positively. Share your own timely story or observation by submitting a “Three Cheers” letter at...
View ArticleMy plastic bag, my business
Re: “Dallas City Council set to get wrapped up in a discussion over banning plastic bags Monday morning,” Thursday City Hall Blog. This ban would be an infringement on our right to choose how we want...
View ArticleThe plastic bag ban won’t fix the real problem — people littering
Don’t trash my bags Re: “Will city trash plastic bags? — Council panel to be briefed on ban proposed by Caraway to cut litter,” Monday news story. Instead of demanding Dallas ban the use of plastic...
View ArticleTwo reasons why free, available plastic bags are important
Re: “Plastic bag ban idea gets mixed reviews — Grocer, trade group wary; environmentalist applauds proposal,” Tuesday news story. I’m generally opposed to municipal laws that would prevent customers...
View ArticleDirty consequences of a city of Dallas plastic bag ban
Bag ban’s dirty side Re: “Will city trash plastic bags? — Council panel to be briefed on ban proposed by Caraway to cut litter,” Monday news story. It seems to me that Dallas City Council member...
View ArticleDallas need more education on littering, not a plastic bag ban
Shopping at a Sam’s Club or Aldi store is an awkward experience due to the lack of available bags. I haven’t seen it proposed in the ban that major department stores such as Dillard’s, JC Penney or...
View ArticleLimerick: Plastic bag issue — Reason No. 2
Their “truth” on the plastic is ragged. With view that’s so drastic we’ll gag it. Cuz pleasant is not, The present from Spot, If losing the plastic to bag … [visit site to read more]
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Anti-plastic bag letters: My cloth bags aren’t germy; Study on ban’s ‘hidden...
An old grocery bag blows in the wind while stuck to a fence along South Riverfront Boulevard in Dallas. (Brad Loper/Staff Photographer )visit site to read more]
View ArticleCashiers will be the ones to pay if there’s a plastic bag ban in Dallas
A ban on plastic bags or a charge places the onus on the retailer. Imagine customers who are charged extra when they want their purchases double-bagged, or when they want multiple items in multiple...
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Plastic bags are everywhere — even when cleaning up plastic bags
Sarah Hoffman/Staff (Rene Ramos, left, and Sara Johnson, right, transfer their garbage bag to Jorge Becerra, center, at the river cleanup on the Trinity River on June 23.) visit site to read more]
View ArticleDallas could be an environmental leader by banning plastic bags
Dallas needs to join the ranks of sustainable cities and ban plastic bags. In Texas, Brownsville, South Padre Island and Austin have already banned the bags and have seen positive results in litter...
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