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Originally Posted by Cav
Are there any disadvantages in banning single use plastic bags?
Well how about this one ...
People will die.
Mention that to people and they just shrug.
That's right, they shrug.
Does this not mean that people care more about the environment and animals that they do about their fellow human beings.
A 2012 University of Pennsylvania study found San Francisco’s 2007 plastic bag ban killed people because reusable bags increased shoppers’ exposure to harmful bacteria that can infest them. “The San Francisco ban led to, conservatively, 5.4 annual additional deaths,” the authors concluded.
Don't believe me?
Here is the study
http://www.austincontrarian.com/file...-id2196481.pdf |
Interesting take on the subject... And not just people dying but getting sick through food poisoning, etc.
I guess from a food safety and handling perspective, shoppers reusing their plastic bags, that are left in the hot boot of a car, where germs and bacteria can multiply and then used for taking fresh produce like fruit and veggies home, might be a health concern.
How many consumers are actually going to clean their reusable bags?
I wonder if the pollies considered that?