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The plastics used in our bags, which I diligently use, reuse, and mostly recycle at the store, is already filtering into our bodies and of course through groundwater. We need to get them out of landfills, all running and groundwater, and good old dirt asap. Yet to be addressed is the endemic use of big plastic garbage bags, again goin primarily into landfills, but composed of many of the same plastics.

Yes, I would strongly support this measure and even stronger ones, such as banning plastic bags outright or having to pay for each one, such as one has to do at the German grocery discounter Aldi, who saves everyone money by not providing free bags. Low and behold, rather than paying for a bag, people actually put their groceries into the empty food boxes Aldi leaves around for that purpose, and thus they get recycled, too. While on the subject, fast food obtained through Drive Throughs should be ten cents higher than at the counter, which would cut down on all of those cars idling in line in Code Orange weather and all of our asthmatic children would thank us. Never mind the smokers. It's exhaust fumes that blow the hole in the ozone layer!

I absolutely and wholeheartedly support the plastic bag recycling bill. Not only should we as a people be more responsible in our choices, but the businesses, who have wide outreach, should take the lead in being more environmentally minded and provide consumers with these recycling options. Plastics are very dangerous to the environment because they are not biodegradable, they cause pollution and pose a threat to wildlife. The passage of this bill would be a great leap forward in our fight to keep the Earth as clean and green as possible.