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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They did this in  MoCo a few years ago. If it was about the environment, they would have exempted paper bags (which are made from recycled paper, and are recyclable and biodegradable) and the new biodegradable plastic bags. They didn't.

Was there some problem with brown paper bags clogging up the Bay? No, because they biodegrade rapidly. Why did they tax those also?

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There is a heavy energy toll to making paper bags. It doesn't make sense to exempt them on enviro grounds. Biodegradable bags often don't degrade either.

I have no problem with how the District has implemented the plan. The amount of plastic bags used has decreased dramatically and youth education is a good use of funds, as is paying people. [/quote]

"Heavy energy toll"? If they were concerned about that, they'd instead require stores to install energy-efficient lighting and turn up their thermostats a bit. THat would have a greater energy impact.[/quote]

The environmental impact from paper bags is from cutting down trees and from the emissions during manufacture.  I have not seen a paper grocery bag that is made of more than 40% recycled content.[/quote]

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