Prairie Village leaders want to ban plastic bags

In an effort to be more environmentally conscience, two Prairie Village council members are proposing a ban on single-use plastic bags.

The proposal would outright ban plastic bags and then charge stores 10 cents per bag for paper or reusable bags.

A NEW PROPOSAL IN ONJOHNSON COUNTY CITY -COULD CHANGE THE WAYYOU SHOP.CITY LEADERS IN PRAIRIEVILLAGE ARE DEBATING ABAN ON SINGLE-USEPLASTIC BAGS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGTOOK A CLOSER LOOK ATTHIS PROPOSED BAN.GUYS - PLASTIC BAGS LITHIS ONE WOULD BEBANNED AT THE STORES.AND A STORE COULD BECHARGED 10-CENTS FORPAPER BAGS - WHO COULDSEND THAT COST DOWNTO YOU.IF THIS GOTHROUGH--THIS CITYWOULD BE THE FIRST INTHE STATE TO DO SO.PLASTIC BAGS ANDSHOPPING SEEM TO GOHAND-IN-HAND.BUT THAT COULDCHANGE--AS THIS PLASTICCOULD GO AWAY.Tucker Poling-PRAIRIE VILLAGECITY councilmanThis is an opportunity for locgovernments to step up andtake the mantle of leadershipon sustainability issues.PRAIRIE VILLAGECOUNCILMAN TUCKERPOLING IS SPEARHEADINGTHIS EFFORT.HE SAYS NOT ENOUGH IBEING DONE TO PROTECTTHE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT.Tucker Poling-PRAIRIE VILLAGECITY councilmanThe average use of life is 12minutes and for that 12minutes of useful life of thatbag, we get up to a thousandyears of pollution that we allhave to suffer with becausethose bags don't biodegradeTHE PROPOSAL WOULD DOAWAY WITH SINGLE USEPLASTIC BAGS ANDIMPOSE A 10-CENT FFOR PAPER BAG ORREUSUABLE BAGS THAT'SCHARGED TO THE STORE.Lea Endlich-shopperI think it's very important, Itruly believe in recyclingUnidentified shopper-last nameEvanThat's not a good ideabecause plastic bags are goofor some things, people usethem to pick up after theirdogs for one thingIN KANSAS CITY SOMESTORES ARE TAKING THMATTER INTO THEIR OWNHANDS--AT THECHINATOWN FOODMARKET--THEY AREALREADY CHARGING 5CENTS PER PLASTIC BAG.IT'S A PROPOSAL GAININGNATIONAL TRACTION TOO--IN NEW YORK--STARTING INMARCH--THEY WILL STACHARGING 5-CENTS PERPLASTIC BAG.IN CALIFORNIA THE STATEGOT RID OF SINGLE USEPLASTIC BAGS IN 2016--BUT ARE SEEING ANOTHERPROBLEM--PEOPLE THROWING AWAYTHE REUSABLE BAGSAFTER USING THEM JUSTONCE--WHICH ISWORSE--BECAUSE THEYARE THICKER.BUT BACK HERE ATHOME--IT'S ANADJUSTMENT IN THE WAYWE SHOP--POLING HOPESWILL HAVE A LARGERIMPACT.Yes, change is challenging atfirst, but you find that's it'sactually more convenient firthe consumer and thebusiness once this getsrollinTHE CITY COUNCIL WILHEAR THIS PROPOSALTENTATIVELY ONFEBRUARY 3RD.IF APPROVED--IT WONTHAPPEN ALL ATONCE--THERE IS A 6-12MONTH WINDOW IN WHICHTHIS WOULD TAKE AFFECT.REPORTING LIVE INPRAIRIE VILLAGE NICKSTARLING 41 ACTIONNEWS.