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Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows
(www.theguardian.com)
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In Canada we just fully banned plastic bags. Walmart just doesn't offer any bags at self checkout anymore besides the reusable ones. It's kind of annoying if you forget to bring bags but it's not a huge deal. If I'm walking I'll just fill my personal grocery cart, or if I'm driving I'll just throw everything loose in my car. If I do need a bag I'll just spend $0.25 on a reusable bag.
It's really not a big deal like a lot of people expected
Which is actually making the central issue - pollution and GHGs - worse than if we just had thin-film single use bags.
I'm fully for it. I'm actually used to it at Costco and Aldi. I don't know why it took wally this long to do the same and they still have stores that still offer free plastic bags.