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This is why plastic bag banning should be a public concern.

If New York can reduce the amount of plastic


material it uses, then why not? However, one might say that no one has the right to tell New Yorkers
that they cannot use a plastic bag. There is a misconception about plastic bag ban regulations.

Special interest groups such as Ban the Bag, established in Portland, Oregon has such a powerful
message for getting rid of plastic bags that it was able to make huge strides in the cutting down of plastic
usage. These types of organizations give a positive outlook for advancement in the reduction of using
plastic products. Not only do these interest groups bring awareness to people, they help influence
certain debates persuading why plastic bags should be banned.

He takes the subway within the city, using a metro card. He then sits on the plastic seats inside the train,
then gets a coffee in a plastic cup at a nearby café. He goes into the office and then sits on his office
chair which can be made up of plastic material. Since plastic materials are used frequently in our daily
lives, I believe it should be banned as a good first step in reducing the use of plastic materials.

In fact, one statistic says you pay around $50 per year for those “free” plastic bags. With a plastic bag
ban, everyone has a choice. Without a ban, everyone pays. If you want a bag, then you pay for it. That is
what makes it a choice. Dozens of countries and cities around the world, including 47 towns in California
alone, have adopted laws for banning plastic bags.

They also bring success stories. In the United States, attempts by legislators to ban or restrict the use of
plastic bags have been derailed several times in recent years by the lobbying efforts of the plastic
manufacturers. But recently, as of October 15, 2011, the City of Portland has banned single-use plastic
bags at major grocery outlets.

The plastic bag ban regulations ensure individual rights because a bag ban forces the retailer to give a
choice. The laws prohibit retailers from giving you a plastic bag. By prohibiting retailers from giving away
plastic bags, society then must figure out another way to get their goods home. As an individual you can
go buy all the plastic bags that you want.

The sale of reusable bags will also generate sales tax income, unlike the disposable bags, which are given
away. It is time New York City joins the banning of plastic bags, and uses its money on education, roads
and firefighters and not cleaning up the plastic industry’s mess. Many people who feel strong about the
banning of plastic bags are able to influence others and show them the harm that the innocent looking
plastic bag produces.

Illustrate your answer with examples from the text. 3. Taking your starting point in text 3, discuss
whether cosmetic surgery on teenagers should be banned. 1. Both given texts, “Plastic surgery for
teens” by Valerie Ulene and “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery” by Camille Sweeny, have very
similar views on plastic surgery for teenagers in America.

A similar ban has gone into effect in cities such as San Francisco and Washington, D.C. In Washington
D.C., as of January of 2010 a five-cent fee went into effect, the result was seen in only five months with a
60 percent reduction in plastic bag litter in the Anacostia River. The more people know about the effects
of plastic bags through interest groups the faster we can get New York City to ban them, and add New
York City to the list of success stories for banning plastic bags.
All in all, I am only partly for a general ban of plastic surgery for minors. I think there should be a
certification that the person undergoing plastic surgery is completely aware of the consequences the
procedure will have and that this person has considered positive and negative effects of this decision.
What I don’t agree with is that the government decides what distinguishes necessary medical surgery
from cosmetic surgery. [Original source: https://studycrumb.com/essay-maker]

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