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I live in Seattle too, but I hadn't heard about this yet. I agree, I think it's a step in the right direction. Sure, its a small one compared to the major pollution and deforestation and decimation of the oceans and wildlife that the world as a whole is facing. But, for the amount of people who run to the store everyday and get a few plastic bags to put their already over-packaged food into, just to toss them out and not have another for the next day? This will be a big ol' wakeup call, and a big difference.

@Pointy - I agree that there are big issues out there that need attention, but just because there are big issues, does that mean small changes are worthless or unnecessary? Sometimes baby steps can lead to leaps.

I live in Seattle and am glad about the bag fee. It's a small step but it's in the right direction.
@Pointy--"most thinking people"? Sorry, but the ratio of "thinkers" to "ain't wanna do no thinkin'" does not favor the environment .

Plastic bags ... oh big deal. Most thinking people already use their own non-disposable bags. It's nice of the lame ass city council to put in its two cents on such a small issue. It's designed to make Seattle look soooo progressive "being the first" .... don't be fooled.

Why doesn't Seattle charge a huge fee to the dreaded daily air traffic that assaults everyone's ears and pollutes the skies?

Well??? WHY NOT??!!