To the Editor:

Re: Proposal to ban plastic grocery bags:

I use these bags to line my kitchen garbage can. Then they go into the huge dumpster, which is picked up weekly by Associated Refuse Haulers. I also use them to contain shredded paper and anything else going into Associated Refuse Haulers’ huge can.

You can’t just dump loose, wet stuff in the big can.

I guess I would have to buy plastic bags for this purpose —that’s not nice!

I can hardly believe I’m the only one who doesn’t recycle them usefully.

I thought we were encouraged to stay in our homes. I’m over 85 and disabled. I can’t drag huge garbage bags around.

Priscilla H. Loewenstine

9 Longview Heights Road, Newtown         November 16, 2018