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Old 09-29-2011, 08:13 AM   #5
Undertoad
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
DC started taxing the plastic bags. It's basically a commuter tax. It has worked. When I go into the shops around here to pick up one or two items, I just hold them or put them in my pockets now.
Witness unintended consequences: no bag means more trips, means more energy used.
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