Plastic bags should be banned because they are harmful to the environment. Plastic doesn't deteriorate very fast if it is in nature. Also, burning the plastic bags will create a harmful pollution. Paper bags are a better option when it comes to disposing them.

Plastic bags should be banned because they never fully degrade. People can still recycle plastic bags, but will end up in land fills or oceans. Plastic bags pollute our land and water, where they damage animals and ecosystems. They are super lightweight and travel great distances by wind or water currents.

Paper bags are the smarter way to go. They will break down faster, and are sturdier. Using plastic bags is harmful to the environment, and can be a danger to small kids.

Plastic bags should be banned. Plastic bags never truly decompose. They either end up in the ocean or in landfills. When they end up in the ocean, they are choking hazards for the animals. When they end up in landfills, they release pollutants as they decompose. Instead of using plastic bags, buy reusable bags.

I think that plastic bags are harmful because so many people use them and then they either throw them out or just leave them on the ground. No matter what people use them for or where they put them, they will more than likely end up in nature somewhere and be harmful to the ecosystem. There are so many plastic bags in the ocean and all over in places that aren't natural. Even if you recycle them they just end up in a landfill and cause harm.

Plastic bags are all over the place because they aren't disposed of in the right manner. Since they take 1,000 years to decompose they have caused harm to us and other animals by making their way into our food chain. There are other, more environmentally safe, options like paper bags.

Plastic bags should not be band but there should be more regulations on there manufacture and disposal. Rwanda has a plastic bag ban which has resulted in the creation of a secret underground of plastic smuggling. Banning plastic bags created more problems for Rwanda than benefits. If instead of banning plastic bags they are more strictly regulated and fewer should be made. this would result in a smoother transition to alternative bags and and benefit to the environment.