If the city wishes to include plastic bag pickup in its recycling program, good for it. If stores wish to charge for bags, that is their prerogative. If stores offer a credit (like Winco) for reusing bags, even better. However, for the city to enforce this latest bit of social engineering through a new "tax" is beyond the scope of our elected leaders' authority.
Another Sin-Tax
If the city wishes to include plastic bag pickup in its recycling program, good for it. If stores wish to charge for bags, that is their prerogative. If stores offer a credit (like Winco) for reusing bags, even better. However, for the city to enforce this latest bit of social engineering through a new "tax" is beyond the scope of our elected leaders' authority.