Please, Ditch Your Idea of Charging a Fee on Plastic Shopping Bags
by Limin Wang
Feb 07, 2017

Don't use the name of environment protection. Don't act politically 
polite on your scheme of just robbing one more layer from New York 
City residents. There are many alternative ways to cut down the usage 
of plastic bags, while the customers would still have the convenience 
in shopping, and have no need to pay 5 cents for a plastic shopping 
bag. For instance, can the stores provide free paper bags which are 
supposed to be environmentally friendly? Oh, no, paper bags cost 
more, and the cost is on the stores. Can the stores provide free 
sturdy fabric bags which may be washable? Oh, hell no, fabric bags 
cost more, and the cost is on the stores. If the stores charge 5 
cents for a plastic shopping bag on customers, can customers return a 
plastic bag for 5 cents? Oh, no, why you are so cheap? Wait a second, 
why you are no so fucking cheap when you charge 5 cents on me for a 
garbagish bag while you claim me cheap when I want the nickel back by 
bringing that bag back to you for ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION? 

Charging 5 cents on a plastic shopping bag your way is not about our 
environment protection. Rather, it's for your greed. New York State 
Legislature needs to stop this damn thing. What's more, NYS 
Legislature should overturn another damn regulation about electronic 
garbage in New York City. We can not throw any electronic garbage 
just as garbage now. We need to pay! When is the time the government 
would charge a fee for a shit, for a pee, and for a combo?