Although I live just outside Seattle, the bag tax issue caught my attention.
For years, since plastic grocery bags became available, I've used them (after hauling groceries home in them) as garbage can liners. They work much better than paper grocery bags (if one must throw out something wet and sloppy) and most of them are biodegradable (where the plastic trash bags are not). As a result, I haven't bought plastic trash bags for years. And that's not just me, but quite a few people I know do the same.
So, I got thinking: If I had to pay a bag tax, and was eventually persuaded to bring my own reusable grocery bags, I'd have to start buying trash bags again. So, I got to wondering: Who stands to gain if the public shifts from reusing grocery bags to buying trash can liners?
Where do companies like Glad stand on this issue?