Reply #15: Yeah, that would be smart...not.

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Most people use those bags as garbage pail liners, so the bags are used twice. Without them, these same people would have to buy plastic bags, so the bags are being manufactured, either way. A ban like this would do NOTHING to prevent pollution, because people are going to use plastic bags, one way or the other.

Even stores like Wal-Mart are happy to accept these bags for recycling, and heaven knows there are enough Wal-Marts around to make these recycling bins readily available.

And there's an increasing trend of people making things out of these bags, like rugs, etc., which last for years without ever touching a landfill.

So why the push to ban the bags? The companies who make the bags want to make more money off them by gouging consumers with higher prices, so they convince well-meaning environmentalists to get the cheaply-available bags banned.

Don't fall for the hype--it's just another instance of corporations wanting to increase their bottom line.