Sticker shock over Seattle's new sugary drink tax

Re:Sticker shock over Seattle's new sugary drink tax by s_dev on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @08:52AM (#16106104)

I live in place that brought in the plastic bag charge 5 years ago. I was against it -- thought it would be ineffective and inconvenient at best.

Complete success. Irish countryside used to have plastic bags everywhere. Now they're scarce.

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Re:Sticker shock over Seattle's new sugary drink tax by nickjj on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @09:13AM (#16106249)

It depends on the location I suppose.

I walk 5-6 miles a day around my neighborhood and I very rarely see plastic bags on the streets.

I mainly see crushed canned drinks, fast food wrappers and other garbage that would be left over from eating / drinking on foot or in a car. Most fast food places here use paper bags too.

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