Interesting. On the one hand, towns of all shapes and sizes
throughout New Jersey have long been besieged by errant plastic bags.
They seem to have a particular affinity for property fences and the
brush near creeks and rivers. On the other hand, would banning
plastic bags be punishing store owners for the sins of their sloppy
customers?
>From a cost-benefit analysis, it would seem to behoove stores to
voluntarily cease handing out plastic bags. That stuff has to be a
sizable chunk of any store's expenditure budget. If the answer is
that customers would complain about the convenience factor, you need
only look at gas stations. Not long ago it was taken for granted that
at least two, if not more, guys would come out and not only fill your
tank but wash your windows and check the oil and tire pressure. Now
people from other states actually complain that they can't fill their
own tank. And when was the last time anyone washed your window?
Canvas bags could catch on quick.
I don't know what the plastic bag situation is in Asbury Park, but if
it's bad, some kind of action might be worth considering.
BTW, anyone else appreciate the irony of someone named DuPont leading
the charge against plastics?
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