<story><title>85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics</title><url>https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/85-of-people-want-global-ban-on-single-use-plastics</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AlexandrB</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll admit I was a little skeptical of plastic bag bans here in Canada, but it&amp;#x27;s had a noticeable effect on how much random garbage ends up stuck in hedges and fences where I live. Adapting to it wasn&amp;#x27;t too bad and good reusable bags are a lot more ergonomic and don&amp;#x27;t tear as easily when carrying heavy loads.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>blackle</author><text>I fully agree, however if you&amp;#x27;re the kind of person who orders groceries, then what ends up happening is that you start collecting reusable bags that you have no way of reusing. I hope that someone starts some kind of &amp;quot;reusable bag recycling&amp;quot; system so I can give the scores of bags I have to a good home</text></comment>
<story><title>85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics</title><url>https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/85-of-people-want-global-ban-on-single-use-plastics</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AlexandrB</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ll admit I was a little skeptical of plastic bag bans here in Canada, but it&amp;#x27;s had a noticeable effect on how much random garbage ends up stuck in hedges and fences where I live. Adapting to it wasn&amp;#x27;t too bad and good reusable bags are a lot more ergonomic and don&amp;#x27;t tear as easily when carrying heavy loads.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>legitster</author><text>Our neighborhood has a stretch where people park and dump litter profusely. I go out once a month and clean it up. (Soooo many vape pods)&lt;p&gt;I think the biggest change is mostly in perception. Old plastic bags were lighter and blew around so they were very visible. The newer heavier &amp;quot;reusable&amp;quot; plastic bags use a significant amount more of plastic - they are heavy enough to stay near where they get dropped and sink to the bottoms of puddles. You don&amp;#x27;t see them floating around in the wind but they still get littered a ton.</text></comment>