Kate McCarthy wrote:Councilperson Rader told me Councilperson George insisted the BSL issue be moved to the Committee of the Whole...
And it has yet to appear on a COW mtg agenda!
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Kate McCarthy wrote:Councilperson Rader told me Councilperson George insisted the BSL issue be moved to the Committee of the Whole...
Peter Grossetti wrote:Kate McCarthy wrote:Councilperson Rader told me Councilperson George insisted the BSL issue be moved to the Committee of the Whole...
And it has yet to appear on a COW mtg agenda!
Dan Alaimo wrote:Whoever is imposing it, I see a parallel between the proposed bag and dog laws: both are attempting to fix what ain't broke.
Brian Essi wrote:How does a bag tax solve the plastic bag crisis?
Matthew Lee wrote:Brian Essi wrote:How does a bag tax solve the plastic bag crisis?
If it makes someone think twice and say "no" to a separate bag just for the lettuce or milk. Instead of four plastic bags, maybe someone just takes two. I fail to see how this is a bad thing.
Brian Essi wrote:If that's as deep as the logic gets, then it will be a failure.
Matthew Lee wrote:Dan Alaimo wrote:Whoever is imposing it, I see a parallel between the proposed bag and dog laws: both are attempting to fix what ain't broke.
Hi Dan, what is "not broke" about plastic bags? As Mike Deenan mentioned, science has proven plastic bags are not a good thing for the environment. So, what, exactly, is not broke?
james fitzgibbons wrote:If plastic grocery bags are able to be recycled why can't we put them in with rest of recycle? Yes plastic bottles are just as bad it is surprising how many people just chuck them. Do we really need all this plastic? Maybe children should be educated in school and at home how detrimental plastic is to our environment. Go back to glass and paper. Farm trees to make paper.
Matthew Lee wrote:Dan Alaimo wrote:Whoever is imposing it, I see a parallel between the proposed bag and dog laws: both are attempting to fix what ain't broke.
Hi Dan, what is "not broke" about plastic bags? As Mike Deenan mentioned, science has proven plastic bags are not a good thing for the environment. So, what, exactly, is not broke?
Mark Kindt wrote:
Whether plastic bags are a litter problem or an environmental harm largely is a quantitative issue, resting on pathways of harm to living organisms.
If the pathways are few or of minimal health impact, then we are probably describing a litter problem.
The proposed solution should be proportional to the actual problem and, of course, should effect a remedy or partial remedy to the problem.
The proposed solution should not have disproportionate detriments nor disproportionate benefits to those who would bear the risks and costs of implementing the remedy.
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