It’s been just over a month since the province imposed a ban on single-use plastic bags, and consumers are still getting used to the new way of doing things.
Many stores are adjusting by charging for the use of paper bags for those who have forgotten their recyclable bags.
That’s resulted in added cost and inconvenience for some.
One gentleman tells VOCM News that plastic store bags were one of the most recyclable items he used. He used them for garbage bags, and now he has to buy garbage bags.
One woman says she doesn’t think stores should be charging for the use of paper bags.
She says the paper bags get thrown out or burned in her wood stove, and she doesn’t think stores should be charging for them.