No more single-use plastic bags for you, Austin shoppers. The much-talked about and debated ban on the flimsy bags officially went into effect throughout the city on Friday.
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"Two of 'em, let's get two of 'em," said Shay Mcanally.
Chelsea Garcia added, "Yea, we'll get two."
Chelsea Garcia and Shay Mcanally have been using reusable bags since before the city-wide ban.
"We have a lot of bags, but we just never seem to bring them," Garcia said.
Macanally said, "We always forget them…We can't really rely on the other plastic bags now."
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