@washingtonpolicy: Policymakers rarely consider unintended consequences, and when they're confronted with the scientific data it seems they prefer to make excuses than acknowledge the harm. #waleg #plastic #plasticpollution #plasticbag
Plus we no longer have trashbags for our bathroom trash cans! I have to buy them, this causing more bags to be produced. instead of getting multiple uses out of the grocery bags.
2025-10-04 02:05:59
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HotLine Sportfishing :
Listen up Maryland
2025-10-06 00:36:43
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Tootonmyface :
Keep in mind plastic bags were pushed for replacing paper bags by environmentalists in the first place, to save trees.
2025-10-04 00:55:55
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beepo :
I just love how bags used to be free and now they’re not, but prices don’t reflect that :) I bring my own bags and bag my own groceries and it’s all still expensive :)
2025-10-06 01:32:33
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k :
I smell a new tax to make this "better".
2025-10-04 01:29:11
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Donald Kimball :
If lawmakers want to help the environment, they should repeal the ban 🤷♂
2025-10-03 19:30:16
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TheDyno :
Plastic engineer here. You’d have to use a canvas bag 20,000 times over a plastic bag for it to be more environmentally friendly. Also, plastic bags are easily recyclable.
2025-10-04 02:20:06
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bennaylor38 :
Suprize, Suprize, Suprize. We are all shocked to learn this. 🙄
2025-10-06 01:59:51
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Green Lantern MD :
Their feelings don’t care about your facts.
2025-10-03 20:11:20
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Bob Oblaw :
not to mention I now dont have bags for my little trash cans or cleaning out the litter box
2025-10-03 20:11:49
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sonny :
The biggest threat to the environment are environmentalists.
2025-10-04 16:31:35
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jackteal26 :
It’s all about the $$$ they are getting for the per bag fee that is charged as a purchase so they can tax it. This shows the environment is not the real priority
2025-10-03 20:58:59
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Jon :
trust the science. unless it disagrees with our regulatory stupidity
2025-10-03 21:19:07
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Ken :
What about the plastic straws??? What’s that study show?
2025-10-03 23:35:35
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practical_magic_11 :
I reused the thin plastic bags wayyyy more than the thick plastic ones. lol
2025-10-06 01:57:12
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Deromino :
A Scandinavian country did a massive study on this year's ago trying to account for all environmental impact, and the thin plastic bags were found to be overwhelmingly the best option, assuming you reuse the bags for disposing of waste/trash.
2025-10-04 11:08:44
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EpicLoss :
I order my groceries online and i go pick it up when ready. There is zero chance for reuse. I get the thick bags and I toss em. At least have the thin bags for online orders...
2025-10-04 04:42:45
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Firstname Lastnamerson :
it's weird though that they banned plastic bags, and the only thing that we got to replace them was plastic bags.
2025-10-04 03:34:55
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Monica :
Just like solar, wind mills and soon all the batteries from Electric cars. No savings to environment
2025-10-03 21:01:27
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briggy :
At least they're getting 8 cents a bag from us. 😬 Surely the state is making a pretty good chunk of money, no?
2025-10-05 20:21:39
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Charlie Irons :
Plastic bag ban? That can't be right; every store here in Seattle has plastic bags available. In fact, that's all the Udub Safeway has. And you get charged $0.10/bag.
2025-10-04 14:04:20
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Wayne Golder :
ban plastic bags, yet all garbage.bags are plastic, food wrapped in plastic and Styrofoam, they did nothing.
2025-10-04 00:20:31
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envoy_12 :
I called this when they made the change. It’s not about reducing plastic waste it’s about charging you for needing a bag
2025-10-03 21:02:38
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generic username :
there's nothing less competent than government
2025-10-04 06:53:57
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Brant Gibbons :
Not to mention the $.08 per bag they get
2025-10-04 17:23:20
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