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Attachment D: Text responses from consumer plastic bag ban survey I use them when I remember to take them to the store. My backpack always has my water bottle and current book anyway. nothing I re-use the bags, plastic and paper that I bring home for kitchen garbage and recycling and pet poop Single' use plastic bags are important in keeping dog crap out of my yard. Guess I could just throw the dog crap in the street for someone else to clean up. i use plastic for my garbage I reuse the plastic bags that I receive from retail stores around the house, like as lunch bags and garbage bags. Studies have shown they breed germs, can be toxic, surely don't want to buy healthy foods and then get toxic germs in them I like to free trash bags Prefer convenience of getting them at the retailer when shopping. reusable bag not big enough for size of items I'm buying, or I buy more than I expected I WANT to use re-usable bags, it needs to be made easier. I like the free waste basket liners They are unsanitary Use paper bags to for household recycling bags I like to reuse these plastic bags at home, otherwise I'd be buying plastic bags to use. Reusable bags are problematic to haul around and are not sanitary I reuse plastic bags for non-compostable or recyclable kitchen garbage and the paper bags to corral my recycling; but usually use my canvas bags Also, they are expensive and inconvient Sometimes the sales clerks are too fast with the plastic bags or don't see my cloth bags (not at grocery stores - they are good at using cloth bags.) I reuse the plastic bags at home for cat litter and "wet" garbage Old habits The only time I use plastic bags is when grocery shopping. The rest of the time I use reusable bags. Use them at home to pick up dog poop and clean out the cat liter. I also don't like lugging around the bags as I'm filling my shopping cart. Though it took me some time to get to "always!" I reuse every plastic and paper bag I get at the store for other things. Who wants someone's bag dirt on their food? I now keep a reusable bag in my purse, which I almost always have with me. On rare occasions I don't carry my purse and will sometimes need a plastic bag. Item type or Kids Also many reusable bags are made in sweatshops Reuse the "single-use" bags when I would otherwise purchase a bag. I re-se plastic and paper bags-Do not assume they are single-use!!!!!!! In most cases I prefer and desire the plastic bags because I use them for many, many other things. They are NEVER single use in my household. I walk everywhere, no where to stash bags for unplanned shopping trips. I hate them! Dirty, clumsy, never the right size, disgusting! bought more than expected I use the paper bags I collect. I use them for household trash cans