Cs Symington about 2 years ago

Re the bag ban:  It's a GOOD thing to care about the planet, but I have heard so many negative comments from clerks and customers alike.  I wish someone would post a giant billboard of the Pacfic garbage gyre in the downtown area to show where the millions of plastic bags end up. Maybe MAYBE then people would start to see the value of reclyclable shopping bags.

Emmaausten Emmaausten about 2 years ago

I love the bag ban too.  It has convinced my husband not to shop at Randalls--we now go only to the HEB in Westlake.

Bridgejumper Bridgejumper about 2 years ago

Unfortunately, what you seem to be overlooking is that it is NOT just a "plastic" bag ban, but also the nice paper bags that used to be an option at the checkout counter.  I always asked for "paper" when offered the choice between paper and plastic bags, and now have had that choice taken away from me by an overreaching and paternalistic city council.

Jesse Jesse about 2 years ago

Bridgejumper,

I didn't know it was paper too!  I've been reusing bags for years now so I didn't even notice.  I appreciate your distaste for overreaching government, and I hope that you can endure these harsh conditions, but this city needs some tough love. I'm thrilled about it and wanted city council to know what I thought, because the reaction has been mostly negative.  Like bringing a bag to the store is some impossible thing to do, or there is some shortage of bags in this world. Who doesn't have a big pile of bags laying around? It only takes a small bit of effort and imagination.

-Respectfully

Austin Austin, I should run for City Mayor about 2 years ago

yeap look at what Austin has done it is not the Cizean it is the Calf Law because the  plastc bag ban was start in San Fran Ca so look aging who is living in Austin and runing our town and destroying our rights to live in a dump and all they are doing is catoring to the people who is Rich and we get stuck with the paper bags 

Gp Albrecht about 2 years ago

My tax money will go to another community where I am given a choice

Megan Cermak about 2 years ago

I support the plastic bag ban! These bags are so harmful to our enviornment and wildlife. The benefit of the ban far outweighs the inconveniance.  

Kelly Strickler about 2 years ago

The new bike lane on Guadalupe is great.

Jenn G about 2 years ago

I could not agree more! I love the bag ban and City Council taking bold moves like this is one of the reasons that I LOVE Austin. If people want to leave so they have a "choice" about what type of bag they use, as far as I'm concerned, that is fine. The kind of community I want to live in has people who care about the environment and the future, not just their own "convenience". And I say convenience like that, because I don't think it will be very convenient when humans have made the planet unihabitable for future generations. I appreciate living in a community that takes the future seriously!

Art Salinas about 2 years ago

bag bans, back in angled parking, too many unimportant things instead of fixing city streets, Guadalupe and Lavaca are full of potholes, but , hey, I guess no plastic bags will be seen on those streets due to the bag ban.

Linz Linz almost 2 years ago

LOVE the bag ban and I am hoping the surrounding suburbs (especially Round Rock) will follow suit! Hoping Austin will do even more to make each consumer more eco-friendly!

Joann wright over 1 year ago

I hate the bag ban.. and so do many others. boo