No Plastic Is Fantastic

Great blog, Lisa! I completely agree with your opinion on banning plastic bags in Austin. Can you imagine how much trash these plastic bags produce? I really think it will help protect the environment. Growing up in Europe I know how advanced they are over there when it comes to recycling and protecting the environment. Countries such as Germany and Italy have banned plastic bags for many years. Just like in Austin today, you have to bring your own bags or pay to purchase a bag which is how it should be. I am very excited that Austin is taking a step in the right direction by taking this initiative. However, in order to make a difference and really help to protect the environment this entire country needs to make an effort to do so. One city alone is not going to have as much of an impact. The Blog “No Bag for You: The Stupidity of BanningPlastic Bags” shows that there are still several ignorant people out there who simply don’t care about saving our planet for our future generations. Hopefully this mindset will change soon and that the entire United States will follow the city of Austin. Banning plastic bags will give people a sense of awareness for the environment, help reduce trash and like you said it will prevent ducks from getting strangled in them.