Plastic dilemma bags and bottles

Here we are in NYC debating recycling plastic bags in supermarkets. Not even all of them are to be included. Small ones under 500 square feet are left out unless they are a chain of more than 5 are left out. Really, how many chains are there under 500 square feet?
I think that we should be going in the direction of Great Britain and Italy. They charge you if you want a plastic bag when you shop. I mean its not much, only 5 cents. Heck, even China is going to be doing it starting this June 1st. Are we (NYC) bigger than China? I think not. Have you looked around and seen the mess on the streets and in the trees? I guess we don't care about a clean environment except on Earth Day.
In truth, it will never catch on until it makes money. Just for the sake of cleanliness won't cut it. This country may say that it is a Democracy but that is a load of crap. We were founded on financial reasons and that is what really drives this country now and in the future.
We should be expanding the bottle laws to include all types of bottles like water, juice, and teas. I can't think of other types but I know that they are out there and just overlooked. that is what happened when they passed the bottle in NYS 25 years ago.
There is now a push to add deposits to the non-carbonated bottles and I think that we should all support the bill(s) contact your State legislator and keep the neighborhood cleaner.

S 5850 and A8044 would extend the current container deposit law to include non-carbonated beverages. It would also require beverage companies to return the unclaimed deposits to the state to fund recycling and other environmental protection programs. It also updates the current law to benefit supermarkets and redemption centers. It increases the handling fee they receive from 2 cents per container to up to 3.5 cents per container. This increases the compensation for retailers and provides added incentive for more redemption centers.