Wow. Oh the stupidity.
Clearly this fraudulent legislation is designed to ensure no loss of corporate profits.

By sheer volume/ mass, these items being considered for bans, are a minuscule part of the problem.

What a dog and pony show! What about plastic food containers, pop and juice bottles, oil bottles, shampoo bottles , soaps lotions , etc. We can go on forever about the real single use plastic problem. How about 5 gallon pales.

If there is any real genuine environmental problems or concerns in the world; we could not possibly know it based on the actions of any government.
There is not one government in this world taking any kind of meaningful action.

If climate change is caused by man, where are the bans on private jets, yachts, jet skis, boats, gas guzzling vehicles, burning yard waste, burning debris from land clearing, making charcoal, made for the dump manufactured goods etc etc

Clearly no government is really concerned about any environmental issues. How and why should we believe in climate change, or environmental problems when all actions a jokey?

One plastic coke bottle weighs more that 20 plastic grocery bags, which do you think we consume more of?

But balloons, seriously, could the rulers make themselves look and sound any more stupid?

These idiots are elected yes, but when we elected them, we did not know, nor expect them to enact these kinds of idiotic legislation. We as a society must figure out how to rein in these morons to stop their foolishness before it happens.

When we switched from paper bags to plastic we were told it would save trees, but the real reason was plastic bags etc were cheaper and therefore better for corporate profits. Now they want to switch away from some plastic, and the corporations will again profit.

This could not be any stupider. They must think we’re all brain dead to believe there BS

We should all by 25$ worth of balloons and release them downtown Nassau in protest.

Balloons kill marine life.

https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm…

Have you done your research at all on the amount of countries who have put regulations on single use plastics? Your last sentence is pure ignorance to the protection of the environment and the end goal here. If they don't begin with small steps, how will they ever get to the larger problems you mentioned. Do your research instead of looking for anything and everything to complain about.

No Problem with a Balloon release Ban, late by decades, as usual.
The rest? George Orwell would be proud! Watch out for the plastics police!
$3000/2000/ and $700 daily fines aught to apply to Littering in General.
The Exemption list proves the worth of plastics in daily life, so the issue is with people!

In Sweden (smart people) they use WASTE TO ENERGY incinerator plants because landfilling is very bad for the environment. Use scrubbers and filters to remove all pollutants to totally meet environmental standards! there are over 400 of these plants in Europe, In Sweden over 50% of solid waste is consumed. Sweden IMPORTS 700,000 tons of garbage yearly to produce power and heating.
9 plants in Minnesota..

Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility in Bermuda.plant has been operating since 1994 Bermuda has a two-unit waste-to-energy plant receiving an average of 70,000 tonnes of waste annually.

One would THINK someone in one of the 2 governing parties would speak to someone at one of the get togethers the Bahamas attends, I believe Barbados may be up and running as well, BUT as usual the Bahamas is into politics not solutions

Amazing! All kind of threats and fines for plastic but politicians can wheel, deal, rob the country blind and drive the entire country into the gutter without any fear of consequences!

A ban on trash and garbage bags by the rats who sit in parliament would most assuredly cause an enormous explosion in our nation's rat population with outbreaks of all sorts of nasty diseases to follow. LMAO

I am proud of this government who are taking steps to protect the environment. With regard to retailers charging for bags, this is clearly to provide a deterrent so shoppers will bring their own reusable bags. Other countries have been doing this for decades.

even when there is a cost associated with plastic bags, the issue is how one disposes of the plastic bag or single use food/drink containers, time to get Bahamians to dispose of them properly, then the environment will do what it does on it's own same for glass containers, not to mention derelict cars trucks appliances boats etc

This doesn’t seem to be a ban on plastics (and balloons), it is a ban on Bahamians! Just review the legislation passed in the last few years with the outrageous fines and prison time. Someone is siccing this government on Bahamians to create hardship and misery. An up to $3,000 fine for releasing a balloon. And the fines on plastic bags( hope CDU get rid of their fish bags) Why don’t they just ban them completely. Is it the intent of this government for every Bahamian to have a criminal record before the next election? Or for every person and business to go broke paying these outrageous fines? This legislation came straight from the gates of Hell and them who brought it needs to go back there.

Or maybe.. just follow the law- that's a crazy idea huh? It is an effort to protect you and future generations. Stop being ignorant people!

When stores purchase plastic bags they have to buy volume in order for it to be cost effective. And this quantity will run them three to five years. So after purchasing these bags they must now dump them or pay to use them. This government has to be totally sick and antiBahamian. Ban plastics if you have to buy this is outrageous.

Our dimwitted PM told his cabinet ministers to float a balloon that would divert the attention of the majority of E- educated Bahamians away from BPL's inability to provide a reliable source of electricity. The Tribune of course easily fell victim to Minnis's diversionary tactic. LMAO

Protecting the environment from so-called climate change, but won't protect the citizens from crooked politicians with the term limits bill for prime ministers or the recall bill for members fo parliament.

HAVE THEY GONE ABSOLUTELY NUTS? THIS IS CERTIFIABLY INSANE. TIME TO SEND IN THE MEN IN WHITE COATS TO PUT THEM AWAY! WHERE DO THEY COME UP WITH ALL THIS BULL?

You have to be joking right? If you can't see the need for this legislation then the only person gone absolutely nuts is you.

The fine for smoking a joint is less than that for releasing a ballon. Which one you choose? Light up a joint to celebrate rather than releasing a $3,000 balloon. Guess they will soon bann (plastic) credit cards so they have to put the chip in your hand.

Only on any one colony's 700 islands, cays and inlets will parenting populaces little children's be fined $3,000, or have children's leg-ironed by their Imperialists red shirts masters for releasing bladder into air, yes, no .. Now, be written criminal law that colony's parenting populaces will be made turn over to courts the family's land papers - if god forbid, one their little children's 'accidentally' sets bladder free into heavens .... who could've made this up ... "Ignorantia balonus juris non excusat." ...

But what is Cabinets' excuse?

They just don't give a good fu#k, yes, no ....

The merchants must have told the FNM Government the same as the New car dealers did
They will increase their profits by not supplying plastic bags,

But the poor man can buy bags for twenty five cents or more. it puts an extra burden on the
poor.

This Government does not care about poor people.

Time to march downtown , need everyone this time, let’s make sure they know who is boss

Comrade Chucky, curious how you'd respond knowing that the last members populaces have locked-arms have marched down Bay Street, wasn't there strong street talk over how it was financed by a Lyford Cay billionaire, yes, no .... so much for what was billed as true sign independence away from two mainstream political parties ..... in fact, some same comrade marchers were to soon accept PopulacesPurse's appoints lock-arms very same Imperialists red shirts governing party's team .... absolutely, there's no making this up, and wouldn't fresh set march down Bay Street organisers be viewed as, suspect .......

When is the new balloon enforcement arm of the RBPF going to be ready? Surely we will need to create a new agency and hire some more people for this and create a committee or two.