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Many people lauded the move of the Seattle city government when they banned the use of plastic grocery bags and implemented a 20 cent bag tax for those who would choose to buy the non-biodegradable contraptions. This forced residents to bring reusable cloth bags to groceries and stores leading to a marked decrease in garbage collected from the shops and households in the city.

The plastic companies are fighting back though. Calling the new city resolution as something that violates the law, the companies are now trying to get the courts to allow the bag back to the grocery without having to be slapped with a 20 cent tax.