Bristol Bag Ban Plan Panned, Praised
Our readers have already offered lots of thoughts on Councilor Tim Sweeney's proposal to ban plastic bags in Bristol stores — check out their responses and add yours.
A proposal to follow Barrington in banning plastic bags from local retail stores has already generated lots of local reaction — including several comments posted on the Bristol-Warren Patch Facebook page. Town Councilor Timothy Sweeney has suggested the ban, and the reaction of our readers showed a fairly mixed reception to the idea. In the comment board of our initial article, Jack Baillargeron simply said: NO!! Reader Lorraine F wrote: I have given up on the replacement paper bags that Shaw's and other stores provide. The plastic bags have strong handles capable of carrying three large bottles of water (yes, I recycle the plastic bottles). The paper replacement bags Shaws is using with those little glued on handles (using paper mache …
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Ethan
11:38 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Anthony, Great to hear from you. I hope you are doing well and keeping warm out on the water. I am very glad you brought up that point. One of the biggest reasons this is a much bigger issue than most people realize is the nature of the thin film plastic bag. It is light weight and easily dispersed. It also breaks apart into smaller and smaller pieces over time, much easier than harder/thinker … more ›