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Recycling bags bring jobs and other economic opportunities. The plastic bag industry alone employs more than 30,000

people.

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Moss, L. (2013, August 18). Why Plastic Bag Bans Are Being Fought By The Recycling Industry. Huffington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2013 from Moss, L. (2013, August 18). Why Plastic Bag Bans Are Being Fought By The Recycling Industry. Huffington Post. Retrieved October 5, 2013 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/18/plastic-bag-bans_n_3769826.html

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Millions of people and virtually every person that shops are affected either economically

or medically by the bag ban. Source: Svadilfari, S. (Photographer). (2008). Men’s Sale. [Photograph], Retrieved October 12, 2013, from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22280677@N07/2614182731/

I have purchased between 40 and 50 “re-usable” plastic bags. The cost is between 1 to 4 dollars per bag. Friends of mine have become ill from re-

using plastic bags due to bacteria. I have also witnessed shoplifting in my home town. There is no way to stop

them, as plastic bags are allowed in stores.

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Money can be saved and hazards prevented if we raise awareness and contact our local and state governments

regarding this issue.Source: Christine, A. (Photographer). (2013). Hebden Post Office. [Photograph], Retrieved October 12, 2013, from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78038356@N06/8661588858/

Actively take a stand. Stop using recycled bags.Write your local, state and government leaders.Recycle your bags at facilities located near you.

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Actively take responsibility with your own bags. Clean or do not use bags that contained meat

or other products that could cause food poisoning.

In a 2011 study, researchers examined reusable bags in California and Arizona

and found that 51 percent of them contained coliform bacteria.

(Source: International Association for food protection.)

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Food poisoning from plastic bags is a very real thing.

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Write your local government regarding the negative side effects of the bag ban.

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Writing your congressman is an easy way to start. Find yours.

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

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The people of Dallas, Texas are petitioning the bag ban. Recently, that petition had six times

as many votes as the petition for the bag ban.

recycle your bags in order to protect thousands of jobs across the country

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RECYCLING SAVES JOBS.

FIND A PLACE TO RECYCLE.EARTH911.COM

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Tell at least three people today about the hazards of re-using old bags

in order to improve our quality of life.

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To summarize, there will be an increase in environmental and monetary waste as well as health and security

hazards associated with customers entering astore with used grocery bags if we do not stop the bag ban.

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If we continue to enforce the plastic shopping bag ban in certain U.S. cities: shoplifters will get an advantage with used bags, sickness will continue to spread with used bags

and people who work to recycle will be out of jobs.

Tell at least three people today about the dangers of the bag ban

and help change the future. Source: Westfall, G. (Photographer). (2010). Scream. [Photograph], Retrieved October 12, 2013, from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37129284@N02/5093910979/