Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, disposable utensils by 2030

Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by monksy on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:17PM (#16439213)

I really don't want to give the city more money. They've already upped income tax, property tax (property values have been going up as well), and they played with the sales tax.

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by juliushuijnk on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:34PM (#16439376)

So you're ok with it, if the money just goes to the shop, but they are obligated to ask that minimum price?

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by monksy on Thursday February 22, 2018 @05:04PM (#16441900)

Given the context of what's been happening in Chicago, and a bit of the mismanagement of how they prioritize things: It's been frustrating to be hit with a lot more taxes.

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by monk_e_boy on Thursday February 22, 2018 @12:54PM (#16439590)

How do you stop people using plastic once then throwing it away?

Ask them. TAX them. Make it illegal. $100 deposit. Don't worry about it.

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by oh_sigh on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:54PM (#16440246)

Plastic bags have some externalities relating to how people discard them. Why can't the city tax to help recoup costs?

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Re:Taiwan ban single-use plastic straws, plastic bags, dispo... by monksy on Thursday February 22, 2018 @04:32PM (#16441598)

I see you haven't experienced the latest increases in taxes in Chicago. Soda was one of them, but that was repealed.

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