I totally agree with my classmate
Omar's article about the bag ban has led
to an unintended consequence. Since the ban took effect, people buy
the thicker bigger bag at the store whenever they buy a lot of things. Omar
mentions, "those bags take longer than regular plastic bags to
decompose". The ban is intended to help improve the environment. However,
instead of the thinner bags are thrown everywhere, we are now seeing people throw away heavy-duty reusable plastic bags at an
unprecedented rate.
The city’s good intention in the bag ban is not enough to save the
environment. People need to change their own habit in order to save the
environment. I like his idea about people should re-use the bags. Isn't that
what it called? RE-USE-ABLE ?!. He also made a really good point that the money
will add up over time. These bags usually cost around .99 cent. Some people
will think that it is nothing. However, when they spend .99 cent every time
they go to the store, it can add up to 5$ per month, and 60$ per year. Spending
60$ for a bunch of bags which are thrown away, and cause pollution?
It isn’t worth it!
Omar has a good article. However, I wish he could write more
detail about this issue. For example, the consequences of having plastic bag
should be mentioned. The Los Angeles Times last May states: “A
reusable grocery bag left in a hotel bathroom caused an outbreak of
norovirus-induced diarrhea and nausea that struck nine of 13 members of a
girls’ soccer team in October, Oregon researchers reported Wednesday.” The reader is informed why it is
important to reuse their reusable bags.
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