Discuss at least two environmental problems caused by such extensive plastic bag use.
Well one problem would be people littering these bags leaving them to harm the animals because they try to eat them not knowing that they can kill them and also the aquatic life gets hurt when the bags are dropped into the water (Borkowski, 2006). Another problem could be that some plastic can be very toxic to the point that it can cause cancer (Borkowski, 2006).
If you were in charge, what plan might you propose to reduce or eliminate their use and the only way that they won’t discuss the economic impacts of implementing your plan versus the financial impacts of making no change in our current use? I would get everyone to buy reusable bags because if you don’t buy them then in some form of way they will be paid for even if the food prices have to go up. The money is the biggest reason that they don’t want it but they wouldn’t want the food prices to go up either so they may agree. Or If we don’t we don’t know when the government may wake up one day and just take away plastic as chain did and then if we are already train this would not affect no one and it will also save many materials used to make this product. (Wolf, 2013)
Reference
Borkowski, L. (2006). Greener Paths for Plastics. Retrieved october 08, 2015, from GREEN AMERICAN: http://www.greenamerica.org/livinggreen/plastics.cfm
Wolf, K. R. (2013, 12 08). More action necessary towards banning plastic bags. Retrieved 10 08, 2015, from The Daily Wildcat: http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2013/12/more-action-towards-banning-plastic-bags-necessary