Reusable Shopping Bags

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/opinion/reusable-shopping-bags.html

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To the Editor:

Re “City’s Fee on Plastic Bags Faces Scrutiny in Albany” (news article, June 8):

Instead of penalizing people for using plastic bags, why don’t our lawmakers do what some enlightened communities do and require stores to issue a small credit for each reusable shopping bag provided by the shopper? It produces the desired results, it is not burdensome for people with limited incomes and the money saved adds up over time.

IRENE BERNSTEIN-PECHMEZE

Whitestone, Queens