We can't even discriminate against grocery bags.

[Dymphna]

I guess it wouldn't be nice to hurt their feelings.

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco may become the first city in the nation to charge shoppers for grocery bags.

The city's Commission on the Environment is expected to ask the mayor and board of supervisors Tuesday to consider a 17-cent per bag charge on paper and plastic grocery bags. While the goal is reducing plastic bag pollution, paper was added so as not to discriminate.

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[Sharon]

I wonder what's next from the land of fruit and nuts.

 

[vraiblonde]

Whew!

Wouldn't want to hurt those plastic bags' feelings, now would we?

 

[willie]

SFW used to do that. You still have to pack your own at most of the SFW. (Not in BL's store)

 

[Dymphna]

SFW used to do that. You still have to pack your own at most of the SFW. (Not in BL's store)

When they first opened, they charged 3 cents per bag for paper. Plastic bags didn't exist at the time. When cheapo plastic bags became available, they stopped charging.



Dayum, I'm dating myself, aren't I?

 

[kwillia]

Dayum, I'm dating myself, aren't I?

Don't worry...FT 'dates' himself quite frequently...

 

[Kizzy]

That article is the most ridiculous thing I have read in awhile.

 

[Pete]

I wonder if they are only taxing grocery bags or smaller bags? When I was out there, there were people mad about the ammount of condoms discarded in San Francisco parks and streets. I am sure with the boihazard suits and stuff it costs the city more than 5.1 cents to pick them up. I hope they don't try to recycle them.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

SFW used to charge a few pennies per bag. Anyone remember that?

 

[Airwolf]

SFW used to charge a few pennies per bag. Anyone remember that?

Nope, don't think so...

When they first opened, they charged 3 cents per bag for paper. Plastic bags didn't exist at the time. When cheapo plastic bags became available, they stopped charging.



Dayum, I'm dating myself, aren't I?

 

[Railroad]

I'll bet that at least a few folks out there.....the ones with a bit of commonsense.....are pretty embarassed by now. It was probably Barbara Boxer's idea.

 

[aps45819]

I guess a "deposit" instead of a tax would encourage personal responsibility.

 

[MerF]

This is just dumb. It's an environmental excuse to make a cheap dollar for the stores...I will believe nothing else.

 

[Lenny]

This is just dumb. It's an environmental excuse to make a cheap dollar for the stores...I will believe nothing else.

The stores are not profiting by this. It all goes to the govenmental agency that dreamed (nightmared?) this up.

 

[MerF]

Guess I shoulda read the article a bit more before formulating an opinion.


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[ylexot]

The stores are not profiting by this. It all goes to the govenmental agency that dreamed (nightmared?) this up.

So it's like most recycling programs. Penn and Teller did an episode of Bull$hit about recycling. Their conclusion was that the only good recycling is aluminum. The rest is costly and actually hurts the environment because of the extremely toxic chemicals required to recycle.

Here's a link to the synopsis of the Recycling episode.