5 Which sentence could be added to the second paragraph to lend support to the author's views?
OA. Some plastic bag manufacturers are starting to look at nontoxic alternatives,
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Plastic bags of course are useful for storing produce and other items.
OC. Europeans tend to do their marketing in small local shops rather than supermarkets.
OD As a result, Ireland has reduced usage of the bags by a whopping 90 percent
I think its high time we start charging people for
destroying the environment, and plastic bags are a good
place to begin. Grocery stores should start charging 10
cents every time a customer requests a plastic bag.
Maybe then, people will get on the bandwagon and start
bringing their own bag. Everybody knows that plastic
takes forever to degrade and gives off toxic byproducts in
the process. We simply can't go on producing plastic bags
in such quantity and dumping them in the landfill.
"Convenience has to start taking a backseat to caring for
the planet.
Sadly, the United States is miles behind in this regard,
Ireland, for example, has charged people for plastic bags
for nearly a decade. Paris, France, has also begun
charging for non-biodegradable bags, and so have 50
other countries. But this brilliant idea has not caught hold
here in the USA. Even liberal San Francisco couldn't get
such a program off the ground. Everyone from grocers to
dog owners to the plastics lobby shot the idea down
The fact is, the United States uses a huge percentage
of the world's resources and is one of the biggest
polluters. Worst of all, we're so addicted to convenience
that we can't be bothered to even reuse paper or plastic
bags. That addiction will cost us dearly in the form of a
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