The Alabama Department of Environmental Management told WIAT 42 that they only test Smith Lake for e-coli, and that goes for all the other lakes in Alabama as well. With the recent fluctuation in weather, there is a strong possibility that lakes can back up with waste which in turn breeds bacteria.
Banning plastic bags harms humans in many ways. Plastic bags are a very useful part of our lives: - make it easy to carry a number of small items. - they are strong and lightweight. - they are cheap and disposable, so no problem if you lose one or can't find it.
Recycling plastic bags is painful but very necessary. Yes, the goal is not to have any in the first place. We have to gather them up and recycle them at our local grocery stores as there is no curbside recycling of them in our location. No one wants to add to the plastic soup of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean.