Texas needs to ban plastic bags.

Texas, not just Austin, needs to ban plastic bags. Why? Plastic bags are a source of many, many problems in Texas.  Plastic bags are known to cause problems everywhere; they cause problems in almost every areas.  Environmentally, people litter and throw away their plastic bags instead of reusing them.  This causes major pollution and danger to many of the wildlife that Texas homes.  According to this website, it has been proven that plastic bags are not only the second-most common type of ocean refuse, but plastic bags are very toxic as they are still toxic even after broken down. Also, plastic bags are very expensive.  According to that same website, plastic bags costs retailers about $4 billion a year! If only .3 to .5% of all plastic bags get recycled, we might as well ban all plastic bags and initiate a bring-your-own reusable bag system across Texas.  This system will help not only the environment, but it will also allow Texas to save a lot of money.

I believe that through this new law of banning plastic bags, we as Texans will be a role model to other states across the nation or maybe across the world! I believe that through this process, we can eliminate a lot of the problems that are ruining our environment and we can really create healthy discipline to Americans. I believe by eliminating plastic bags and enforcing reusable bags, we can protect wildlife and help Texas save money.