Bag bans and fees had some success on the West Coast but most states that have since initiated those rulings against plastic films have either seen them die in legislature or had them beaten back in repeals. The state retail lobbies hold a lot of sway with the City Fathers and Mothers and the bag manufacturers are hardly underrepresented. If the local supermarkets and Wal-Marts don't support it, which they don't, these things will fail nearly each and every time.



Never heard of a paper bag tax/fee, though.