It's amazing that with results like this, the Texas Legislature is attempting to ban plastic bag bans in Texas.
From May 7, 2011 New York Times.....
Mixed Reviews for Brownsville Ban on Plastic Bags
Ms. Orozco’s collection of tote bags stems from a recent ordinance in Brownsville, one of Texas’ poorest big cities: a ban on plastic checkout bags in virtually all businesses.The policy, which took effect in January, has eliminated more than 350,000 bags per day, according to Mayor Pat Ahumada, who said in an e-mail that it has “transformed our city from littered and dirty to a much cleaner city.
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