Should NYC Ban Plastic Bags or Charge for Them?

The world uses and throws away more than 1 trillion bags every year, according to New Yorker staff writer Ian Frazier in his recent article, “The Bag Bill.” Should New York ban plastic bags, or make them less convenient? Frazier discusses his interview with attorney Jennie Romer, an expert in plastic-bag law who is working on a bill that would put a five-cent fee on plastic and paper bags in New York City, similar to the ones in Los Angeles.