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Attachment D: Text responses from consumer plastic bag ban survey Banning the use of single-use carryout plastic bags will cause a slew of problems. Many people will forget or underestimate the amount of bags they will need, resulting in an awkward situation at the cash register and the inability of the establishment to help their customer. It is easy to overfill reusable bags which makes them heavier, whereas with the single-use bags, it would be easier for someone to carry less weight. Finally, I use the single-use bags as trash bags in my house, so I am putting them to a secondary use and I know many people who do this as well. Please ban plastic bags, I want this planet to last long enough for my kids to enjoy it. It would be great if plastic bags were not used in the City limits. They are a big source of trash. I think they should be banned. But if they are not banned, then more plastic bag recycling should be available in more places than just one or two grocery stores... No Plastic bags please BAN PLASTIC BAGS!! Ever since market of choice banned plastic I have not heard any complaints from customers. Cloth bags carry many more items and are strong. Plastic bags are a waste and shameful Banning the use of plastic bags just seems wrong. Government stepping in and telling us what to do in one more phase of our lives. While I rarely use plastic bags, that option should still be available. If plastic bags were banned, then there would be a bigger demand for paper bags, resulting in more deforestation, more CO2 released into the air as trees are cut down. Plastic bags at least can be created from other plastic material and recycled to be used again. I think it's fantastic that the City of Eugene is considering this measure. Way to go. There will be critiques I'm sure, but it's the right thing to do. Why are you doing this survey when the city council has already made up its mind. Such a waste of public dollars. A ban on plastic bags will only increase use of paper. Perhaps a better solution is to levee a bag tax that goes towards cleanup and additional recycling stations. People that want to avoid the tax can start bringing in their own reusable bags. Focus on public safety and roads instead of what we carry our groceries home in. I don't think the city council should be involved in this at all. If they pass a ban, I will start shopping in Springfield. I reuse my single use bags for disposing of dog poop and trash. If these bags are banned, then I will have to purchase other bags for these items that are probably more expenisve and bigger and worse for the environment. Maybe a ban is needed in other cities where its citizens are not so focused on recycling and reusing for the environment. Where is your proof that this is needed in Eugene and we aren't already acting responsibly? If you have to do something, figure out how to get the waste haulers to take these bags along with other recyclables, don't treat us like children and take them away. A nanny state in Eugene, really? The home of liberal government? Next you will be telling us what size drink we can buy! I re-use plastic bags as small garbage bags and for disposing of pet waste in the yard. The city council should not be dictating what businesses do in this regard. One thing is I think there are far more important issues in front of the city council, like violent inmates being let out of jail. Second, I don't believe in goverment involvement in everything, I am for limited government. And last, if the council felt something did need to be done, why not incentivize recycling instead of banning? Not everyone will be able to afford reusable bags, or remember them. We also have visitors to our city. Businesses should be focused on keeping expenses down and holding onto jobs, not having to deal with the consequences of a ban that could cost them more money and our community more jobs.