The Village of Glen Ellyn is considering banning plastic bags (or at least reducing the number used) in all retail shops due to the harmful impact the bags have on the environment. The village is not sure how this will impact small business owners. A plan needs to be developed to solve this problem while keeping the solution affordable and fair for all businesses involved. It has identified some ways to do so, but which solution is the best for all parties involved?
The possible solutions include:
The possible solutions include:
- Banning plastic bags in all stores and requiring shoppers to use their own reusable bags.
- Banning plastic bags and providing shoppers with paper bags.
- Asking shoppers if they want paper or plastic. If the customer asks for plastic, then the customer must pay $.05 for each bag.