[Fast Moving Angel]

The government has no businsss dictating this issue. The cost of bags is factored into the cost of goods charged by the stores. If the stores want to ‘’give’’ away bags with their groceries, it’s their business.

[AndrewB]

Loook for retailers to support this measure. Those bags are expensive!

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Thank you for injecting that bit of reason! :~)

[Stoat]

The government has no businsss dictating this issue. The cost of bags is factored into the cost of goods charged by the stores. If the stores want to ‘’give’’ away bags with their groceries, it’s their business.

I'm already paying for them as part of the price of the groceries.  Will they now start demanding that grocery stores charge for parking in the lot at the store, so that the city can add a a tax to the parking fee 'to discourage this horrible business of driving to the grocery store'?

[wolf78]

The government has no businsss dictating this issue. The cost of bags is factored into the cost of goods charged by the stores. If the stores want to ‘’give’’ away bags with their groceries, it’s their business.

All the more reason to avoid those shops. You can reuse a cloth bag for years, a time during which a shop overcharges you for plastic bags you don't need. One thing e.g. ALDI has got right.

Quote from aldifoods.com: We don’t hide the cost of bags in our prices like other stores do. You can bring your own bags, or buy our paper, plastic, or insulated bags for a very nominal charge. Of course, we encourage you to reuse and recycle bags.