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First, I think that we should ban paper bags, plastic bags, and plastic wrapping/packing materials.

For the first 20 years of my live I lived at the beach and I can tell you that the beaches (and rivers) in the 70's and 80's didn't have anything near the amount of plastic that the beaches (and rivers) have today.

Unlike the guest, I have seen more than 5-10 plastic bags on the beach.  The beaches today are so inundated with plastic that plastic is replacing the sand!  Next time you’re at the beach look close and you can see it for your self.

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My father was a railroad engineer in Japan back in the 40's and has walked and looked some rail lines in Oregon.  Maintenance of the rail lines he's walked was scary. Rotten ties, missing or loose spikes being held down by the train wheels..... The US would have to really improve its maintenance practices.

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