Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on shorelines

Re:Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on sh... by frosted-flakes on Saturday June 21, 2025 @03:52PM (#44340282)

People adapt though. I don't hear complaints about shopping bags anymore (except for American visitors), the way I still do about paper straws. Plastic bags at checkouts were only banned where I live a couple of years ago, and most people have learned to keep a few reusable bags in the car, and generally to plan better.

I actually worked in a hardware store for a while, and after the old supply of plastic bags ran out it was common practice for customers to either bring their own bags, carry stuff out in their hands, or use one of the hundreds of small cardboard boxes or trays that were set aside on receiving day when the shelves were stocked.

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Re:Plastic bag bans and fees reduce harmful bag litter on sh... by mytailorisrich on Sunday June 22, 2025 @05:32AM (#44345414)

Well I am in Europe and people don't always drive everywhere.

I see it most days at the supermarket near my local train station: people get off the train and stop by to buy stuff. I see a good number of people buying "reusable" bags because they don't have any bags with them... it is ridiculous not to be able to have access to single use bags in this scenario. Mandate that they be paper or compostable if needed but "no it's banned" is not pragmatic at all.

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