Toronto to charge 25c Levy per Plastic Bag, or consider Full Ban - your thoughts?

[Jon Lai]

Personally, I don't consider a full ban but a 25 cent levy is totally reasonable. I think we're all used to using boxes as No Frills nowadays, no?

For so many years I've said "NO" to plastic bags for buying small items, ie, a pack of dvds at Futureshop or something.

[sti571]

I sure hope not. What am I going to use for lining waste baskets and carrying my lunch lol I needs my yellow No Frills bag!

[frankcow]

While I think it's a noble idea, I think $0.25 is too steep. Maybe $0.10 would be acceptable

[abu_sme]

It's a strange thing, but it is hard to tax something that is given away for free. Case in point: Chicago banned the sale of FOis Gras, so in protest restauranteurs gave it away for free.

[NDman]

Few months ago, I would have said this is very steep, and borderline silly. But here in Austria, and a lot of other countries in Europe, you just don't get plastic bags unless you buy them at the cashier (about €0.25 per bag). Heck, even IKEA doesn't give away any bags here. It makes people a lot more concious about plastic bag usage and it's great. People carry basket, linen bags, back packs as what I usually do, for grocery shopping whether you are 25 or 55 years old.

That said though, full ban is stupid because there are times that you'll need plastic bags

[Becks]

I think there should be a refund deposit on cigarette butts! That crap is littered everywhere.

[hyperion]

I'd support this on a province or even national level. Plastic bags are everywhere.

[MrDisco]

i think its a great idea. reducing our consumption is the way to go.

[hightechfan]

I think there should be a refund deposit on cigarette butts! That crap is littered everywhere.

The same can be said about gum/pop cans etc.We have a big probleam with pop cans.

[circa76]

I'm all for it.. plastic grocery bags are WAY to plentiful.. they get abused like crazy.. but those clear plastic bags that you put vegetables or meat in have to stay obviously.. and garbage bags too.. coz we still need to throw out our garbage!

hmm.. the only thing is.. what am I going to line my waste baskets with? At 25 cents a bag.. that adds up rather quick.

[mok86]

lol i def use grocery bags for greenbin....

[x86asm]

I sure hope not. What am I going to use for lining waste baskets and carrying my lunch lol I needs my yellow No Frills bag!

Exactly. I use the bags to line up my garbage bins and carry stuff around! I recycle! 5c is bad enough already .

[jayk]

I would be in full support of this.

We have way too much garbage these days.

[rabblerouser]

I think it would be a good idea. I have garbage bags of plastic bags at home. I usually refuse them now.

[ferkel]

where do you hear this 25cent levy? are you making that up?
this would be impossible to enforce... theres more important things to fix like the overpackacking of goods... and the city is worried about a few garabge bags... what jokers.