It's been 4 days since the Austin bag ban has been in place. What's the Austin Bag Ban? The City of Austin Texas bans the use of single use bags at the grocery and other stores. Most people thought this meant single use "plastic" bags, but it also applies to single use "paper" bags. The paper bags with handles are considered ok to use.
Personally, I didn't think too much of the ban for a couple of reasons. One, I try to remember my fabric bags when I can. Two, I don't live within the City Limits of Austin so the ban won't effect me for my every day grocery shopping. However, many people are very disgruntled about this ban. On Twitter, you can see many not-so-nice-words being used to describe the situation.
By the way, the stores are allowed to charge you for these reusable "thicker" plastic and paper bags. I've heard some stores charging $0.10 or $0.25 a bag. I've heard some are charging a flat $1 for all your groceries to be in plastic bags. There is no consistancy about who is charging what.
There are exceptions for the bags like for produce and take-out food. When the ban was first suggested last year, it seemed like there were so many exceptions that people thought the ban would never actually take place. Instead, they moved up the deadline so things didn't procrastinate. And yes, you guessed it, there is already a lawsuit filed stating it violates health codes.
I hate putting my milk in fabric bags as they get all wet. I hate when the stores overload the fabric bags and jam everything into one bag. I still have to carry the thing!! Should the stores be responsible for tearing the bags and replacement? There's a thought...
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