With global warming and climate change becoming a more serious problem each year, the usage of products such as plastic bags is a highly contentious topic. Something must be done to limit the amount of plastic bags used in many communities. My community should impose a tax upon plastic bags to not only limit the amount of plastic people use but to make money back.
An outright ban of plastic bags would not be effective in stopping the use of plastic bags because plastic bags can be reused for certain things. If the ban was to be imposed people would have to buy other bags for the function the plastic bags carried out. “Critics of plastic say the bags are typically used just once, but the industry says they are frequently used, often as garbage …show more content…
(Banning plastic bags would means that people may have to buy bags for those purposes.)”(D). Source D here gives us good reasoning to why an outright ban ends up being ineffective by giving examples of how one can optimize the usage of plastic bags. People are too reliant on a product that is not sustainable or efficient. “It’s not just bags, of course . We humans have become too dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is a very easy place to start getting our addiction under control.”(B). Source B here compares our need for plastic bags with addiction, which is a very accurate comparison. If the United States was a person doing drugs, these drugs would be plastic bags. When someone does drugs and becomes an addict they build up a tolerance, they need more. Similar to how the United States needs more and more plastic bags. When the addict …show more content…
As seen in a Colorado mountain town, their tax of 20 cents on plastic bags “has really added up”(E). “The city of Aspen has raised $44,826 in fees since the tax was put into place in May of 2012, according to a report by The Aspen Times”(E). This city in Colorado was able to make money from the tax and limit the usage of plastic bags in the area. What did they do with that money however? “The remainder of the money goes to a city administered fund which is used to pay for outreach, implementation and a waste reduction program which supplies free reusable bags”(E). This is a win-win situation in Aspen, Colorado. They tax the plastic bags which hurt the environment, then with the tax money, buy reusable bags and educate citizens on the dangers of waste. The final reason I believe a tax is the best option to reduce plastic bags is the example in source E where other towns followed suit in banning or taxing plastic bags after the success of Aspen. By pioneering this environmentally friendly tax they inspired other towns to follow in their footsteps. If my community imposed a tax, there is a good chance towns around us would follow our model and and the plastic bag waste would decrease
An outright ban of plastic bags would not be effective in stopping the use of plastic bags because plastic bags can be reused for certain things. If the ban was to be imposed people would have to buy other bags for the function the plastic bags carried out. “Critics of plastic say the bags are typically used just once, but the industry says they are frequently used, often as garbage …show more content…
(Banning plastic bags would means that people may have to buy bags for those purposes.)”(D). Source D here gives us good reasoning to why an outright ban ends up being ineffective by giving examples of how one can optimize the usage of plastic bags. People are too reliant on a product that is not sustainable or efficient. “It’s not just bags, of course . We humans have become too dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is a very easy place to start getting our addiction under control.”(B). Source B here compares our need for plastic bags with addiction, which is a very accurate comparison. If the United States was a person doing drugs, these drugs would be plastic bags. When someone does drugs and becomes an addict they build up a tolerance, they need more. Similar to how the United States needs more and more plastic bags. When the addict …show more content…
As seen in a Colorado mountain town, their tax of 20 cents on plastic bags “has really added up”(E). “The city of Aspen has raised $44,826 in fees since the tax was put into place in May of 2012, according to a report by The Aspen Times”(E). This city in Colorado was able to make money from the tax and limit the usage of plastic bags in the area. What did they do with that money however? “The remainder of the money goes to a city administered fund which is used to pay for outreach, implementation and a waste reduction program which supplies free reusable bags”(E). This is a win-win situation in Aspen, Colorado. They tax the plastic bags which hurt the environment, then with the tax money, buy reusable bags and educate citizens on the dangers of waste. The final reason I believe a tax is the best option to reduce plastic bags is the example in source E where other towns followed suit in banning or taxing plastic bags after the success of Aspen. By pioneering this environmentally friendly tax they inspired other towns to follow in their footsteps. If my community imposed a tax, there is a good chance towns around us would follow our model and and the plastic bag waste would decrease