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Scratching the surface in combating plastics

Letter to the Editor
Created: Sep 04, 2018 09:00 AM

Dear Sir,

I see that Makin Waves is no longer using plastic bags.

I think we could take it a step farther. Who uses more plastic bags than the grocery stores? I think customers should be charged a small fee for bags, and all of that money should be donated to Keep Bermuda Beautiful or any organisation that keeps the island clean.

This would encourage people to use reusable bags, and at the very least help with keeping the island clean. The grocers gain also by not having to bring in so many bags.

PAT DeCOSTA

Pembroke

Say no to plastics: grocery stores can follow the lead established by Makin Waves (Photograph by Caroline Skinner)
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Published September 04, 2018 at 9:00 am (Updated September 04, 2018 at 8:43 am)

Scratching the surface in combating plastics
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