Bag of tricks

Why are plastic bags so common? 

Because they are to cheap to produce, and they are easy to carry, and they have a lot of practice uses.

In what other ways is plastic used? 

It's used to produce medicine bottles, toys, containers, and other things

What are the benefits of plastic bags? 

They are very cheap, easy to carry, very useful to transport things and keep it save.

What are the dangers of plastic bags?

 The production of the plastic is very polluting, they're not biodegradable, if an animal eat it can die asphyxiated, a lot of fishes get trapped in them and die.

What has been done so far? 

In some places have formed groups of volunteers who gather in specific locations to collect all the plastic bags they find for later send to recycle, but the problem is that for every plastic bag they find there's a 1000 more, and in all the world just 1% of the plastic bags are recycled. Some institutions have been devoted to find a new way to make plastic bags, a company in California found a way to produce corn-based plastic, which is completely biodegradable, and its production is less polluting.

Has it been successful? Why or why not?

Some of the efforts have made a difference but it is very small change, we need a bigger effort to create a big change.

Some of the projects have not been of great impact, because modify something that for the people is usual and they have done for a long time, for example in some countries the stores require the bags that are given must been returned instead of thrown into the trash.

a. What are some of the potential benefits of charging fees for and/or banning plastic bags? 

that the amount of garbage will decrease significantly

b. What are some of the potential drawbacks of such programs?

The plastic industries could collapse and it would make that all plastic products price increases

c. Which benefits and drawbacks seem the most compelling? Why?

The benefits  are that the plastic garbage would reduce in a huge number, and the pollution would decrease.

The drawbacks I think that is that the plastic industries would be affected economically, and that would make that they increase the price of their products and many  jobs could be lost affecting the society.

d. Would you support a local law charging fees for (or banning) plastic bags? Why or why not?

I think that I would support the law because it could help to change the peoples habit of throw plastic bags and all things that they think is useless but they're not, the would lear to reuse, and that could help to decrease the pollution.

1. Do you agree with this new law? Why or why not?
Yes, because it would be a good start for our country that is a little bit behind in environmental movements, and it would greatly help to reduce pollution.

2. What has been done so far?
A law banning the use of non-biodegradable bags were delivered in mexico city trying to be an example to the other states.

3. What needs to be done to enforce such a law?
The plastic bags production must be reduce, and the stores must get biodegradable bags to replace the plastic ones .

4. What campaigns would you suggest?

I would stop giving bags in stores for people so they have to bring their own not disposable bags so that this does not generate any type of waste and they can save some money