Richard Essex/Eyewitness News
Indianapolis - A plan in the state legislature would have you paying more every time you go to the store. The bill would require a deposit of 10 cents per bag - you would get the money back when you bring the bag back to the store.
While many people reuse the bags for such tasks as cleaning out the litter box or picking up after your dog on an afternoon walk, bags ending up along the road is another problem.
There are already incentives at stores to use paper bags. Marsh gives five cents back on your bill if you bring the paper ones back and Target also gives five cents back for each reusable bag you use. The idea is to get shoppers to use reusable bags.
"I don't know if I want to spend 10 cents per bag, I would probably go back to paper," said shopper Kathy Johnson.
Indiana isn't the only place considering the bag fees. Seattle already charges 20 cents for every plastic bag at the store, San Francisco has banned all plastic bags and Connecticut is considering a five-cent fee on every bag.
According to the Hoosier Environmental Council, billions of plastic bags make it out into the world every year.
"One way we try to engage people is to say 'What can people do in their own lives to reduce their environmental footprint?' and one of the things we have long encouraged is to reduce their use of plastic bags," said Jesse Kharbanda.
