After reading all of the articles on the “one-time use plastic bag,” it is apparent that the official of Kirkland, and other cities that voted for the ban, do not realize that almost everything we purchase is contained in plastic; a loaf of bread, prepackaged lettuce, some egg cartons, roses usually are wrapped with plastic, greeting card are made with plastic, nuts, bolts and washers are in plastic boxes, yard care products are in plastic bags, etc. These are also not biodegradable. Also, when we purchase fresh produce we use a plastic bag.

Another point to be made is Waste Management requires all garbage to be bagged, guess what, garbage bags are plastic.

The “one-time use plastic bag” does not inundate our landfill areas as much as other plastic items being discarded.

After reading another article about the possibility of Ebola being incubated in a consumer’s bag, can this be transferred to the store counter and then given to other customers and create deaths? Is the enactment of this law going to create a liability to the cities that have adopted the ban because of endangerment to customer’s health? They have been made aware of this possibility.

The real question about the 5-cent charge for paper bags that are now free to the consumer, what is the money going to be used for and who gets it? Is this another form of taxation by the cities that have adopted the ban?

Bill Olmstead, Kirkland