Regarding the article “Pittsburgh businesses, shoppers prepare for plastic bag ban” (Oct. 9, TribLIVE): Sales of plastic garbage bags have skyrocketed after bans on plastic shopping bags in every case. Paper bags have a higher carbon footprint than plastic. This information is available everywhere. All you have to do is read. The latest failure is California (see the Los Angeles Times article “California’s plastic bag ban is failing. Here’s why”).

The people running the city do so many things for show (like removing statues) that make them feel better without looking at data. How about synchronizing the traffic lights, which cuts tons of garbage from our atmosphere?

And so it goes.

Peter A. Mamula

Venetia

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