No bags, no problems.

I agree with Lily’s views on the plastic bag ban in Austin. The environment is in danger due to pollution, overpopulation, and resource exhaustion. So, every chance we get to make a difference we should take it. Especially considering our landfills are overflowing into environments. Lily makes many valid points, one being how plastic bags are getting into water sources and leading to the death of fish, birds, and many other animals who rely on the water sources for survival. Once the plastic bags and other articles of trash get into their environment, many times the animals think that it is something they can eat. This happens a lot in the ocean, when animals see the trash floating from below and think it is a dead fish or another form of food. After they try to eat the trash, it gets lodged in their intestines or stuck in their throat often leading to a long, and painful death. Eliminating the use of plastic bags eliminates any chance of them getting into the environment and causing damage. So I think Austin’s ban is a very good idea and a very good big step towards ending pollution. We should be taking every chance we have to improve the condition of our Earth, and make sure that we don’t cause any further damage to our atmosphere and ecosystem.