Posts Tagged ‘plastic bags’
Bans on plastic bags are making people sick
Ramesh Ponnuru over at National Review has a must-read post concerning the ban on plastic bags. As it turns out, those reusable “recycle friendly” bags you buy at the local store for $1.99 each can be dangerous to your health.
Read MoreLawmakers propose laws to generate cash, control behavior
Follow the money; that’s what I’m asking you to do. In February the Connecticut State Legislature added bottled water to the states bottle bill law. It has yet to pass, but while they were at it, why not look for other ways to generate cash for the state and other special interests. Now the state…
Read MoreRecycling Gone Mad – Part 2
FoxNews.com has the AP story from Seattle where the mayor and city council president want to charge residents 20 cents for each plastic bag they used to take home their stuff. The stores and the government would share in the revenue generated by the bag sales. They also want to place a ban on foam…
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