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Attachment D: Text responses from consumer plastic bag ban survey I believe plastic bags have alot of secondary uses. I keep many for these uses and recycle the rest. I don't like the reusable bags since I hate the thought of someone putting their bag on the counter at the store after it has been trampled by their dogs or cats at their home or car. To me it is a health concern since many people are slobs and I don't want bacterial or pet hair from their house attaching itself to a bag that I am forced to bring in and set on the checkout counter. If folks feel they must remove sanitary plastic bags for hauling groceries, produce, vegetables, meats, etc. because people won't or can't recycle them then there is not much I will be able to do about it. However, DO NOT allow the plastic bag ban to be a justification for the stores to charge ANY amount of money for paper bags. Maybe you folks are too young to remember when the stores provided paper bags, but I am not. There is no reason any store cannot provide these bags free of charge. It is an insult to every tax payer to allow the stores to not have to purchase plastic bags and then allow them to force the customers to pay another 25 to 30 cents per trip to the store. I used to work in the paper business prior to the mill closing, and yes we made paper bags back when there was a market for them. The cost between a paper bag and a plastic bag is minimal so don't let this turn into just another cost for the consumers. We all already pay enough in taxes and fees. I reuse the plastic bags as kitchen garbage can liners. Before that I used plastic garbage can bags ourchased from the store. Eliminating the retailer palstic bags will only result in the public once again using purchased ones. The problem with the bags being in the waste collection sites will still be there. Despite the inconvenience, I believe banning plastic grocery bags would be a good idea. If the plastic bags were banned, it would provide greater incentive for me to remember to take along my re-useable bags when shopping. However, I think the city would have to provide bags for picking up after dogs at local parks to avoid creating an issue with dog feces left on the ground and possibly affecting water quality - currently, most people are pretty conscientious about picking up after their pets because there are always plastic grocery bags available. Charge a storage fee at landfill on garbage based on breakdown time. I would love to get rid of single-use plastic bags and rely on reusable or paper bags (which I can also reuse and recycle). Eugene is a leader in sustainability efforts, by taking this significant step to reduce consumption of a harmful source of single use plastic, we can continue to be leaders in promoting sustainable alternatives and help to clean up our environment. Why do we need a product that we use for a few minutes, and has a life of several hundreds of years and causes so much harm to wildlife, the scenic beauty of our state, and costs our tax payers so much money to unclog storm drains & recycling centers. Please do the right thing and eliminate plastic checkout bags from Eugene, and include a 5 cent charge on paper bags to further encourage people to bring their own bag. Banning single-use plastic grocery checkout bags is likely the best way to solve this problem. Banning plastic bags is a great idea. Other states have already done this, and it's worked wonderfully. I do not favor a ban on plastic bags as I reuse and/or recycle. i am concerned about having only a paper bag option, if i forget my reusable bags, because it rains a lot here and paper tends to be impractical in the rain. Charge customer for every plastic bag provided by store