Q1 Where do you live?

Q1 Where do you live? Answered: 37 Skipped: 0 Bucoda - inside the t... Lacey - inside the city limits Olympia - inside the c... Rainier - inside the t... Tenino - inside the t... Tumwater - inside the c... Yelm - inside the city limits In Thurston County - but... I do not live within Thurs... Bucoda - inside the town limits Lacey - inside the city limits Olympia - inside the city limits Rainier - inside the town limits Tenino - inside the town limits Tumwater - inside the city limits Yelm - inside the city limits In Thurston County - but outside of the above jurisdictions I do not live within Thurston County 100.00% 37 Total 37 1 / 14

Q2 How did you hear about the bag ordinances before they started on July 1, 2014? Check all that apply. Answered: 37 Skipped: 0 Email or electronic... News: radio, paper, TV, etc. Utility bill insert Talking Trash newsletter Sign at a store or sto... A presentation at my child'... I did not know about the ba... Other (please specify) Email or electronic newsletter News: radio, paper, TV, etc. Utility bill insert Talking Trash newsletter Sign at a store or store staff informed me A presentation at my child's school I did not know about the ban before it started Other (please specify) 10.81% 4 62.16% 23 2.70% 1 10.81% 4 32.43% 12 16.22% 6 8.11% 3 Total Respondents: 37 # Other (please specify) Date 1 Signs in stores 1/14/2015 7:46 PM 2 I Work at a huge retailer in Lacey and they had been advertising it for months. 1/1/2015 10:07 AM 3 I'm a grocer cashier 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 2 / 14

Q3 Before July 1, 2014, I usually carried out my purchases in: Answered: 37 Skipped: 0 Single-use plastic bags... Paper bags provided by... Reusable bags I brought to... My hands Cardboard boxes Other (please specify) Single-use plastic bags provided by the store Paper bags provided by the store Reusable bags I brought to the store My hands Cardboard boxes Other (please specify) 59.46% 22 8.11% 3 18.92% 7 2.70% 1 10.81% 4 Total 37 # Other (please specify) Date 1 A mix between my reusable bags and plastic bags 1/1/2015 10:07 AM 2 Single use and reusable 12/14/2014 4:43 PM 3 sometimes my own bags and sometimes the store bags paper or plastic 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 4 Plastic for meats and my own or paper for the rest 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 3 / 14

Q4 Since July 1, 2014, I usually carry out my purchases in: Answered: 37 Skipped: 0 Single-use plastic bags... Paper bags provided by... Paper bags provided by... Reusable bags I bring to t... Cardboard boxes In my hands Other (please specify) Single-use plastic bags provided by the store Paper bags provided by the store - I pay the fee Paper bags provided by the store - I am exempt from the fee Reusable bags I bring to the store Cardboard boxes In my hands Other (please specify) 8.11% 3 13.51% 5 5.41% 2 45.95% 17 5.41% 2 21.62% 8 Total 37 # Other (please specify) Date 1 I bring my own single use plastic bags from home. 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 2 depends on where i shop sometimes just to avoid bag fees i either box everything or just carry my stuff out the same way i got it 12/14/2014 1:58 PM 3 i won't shop where bags are not provide 11/23/2014 5:51 PM 4 The grocery cart 11/23/2014 2:36 PM 5 I don't shop at those retailers anymore unless I absolutely HAVE to have something. I can shop in Yelm and they still supply my bags for me. 11/19/2014 8:53 PM 4 / 14

6 I have chosen to shop either in Yelm or Pierce County 11/19/2014 8:09 PM 7 If remember my bags I use them, sometimes I pay for the store ones or I just let my items be free range 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 8 Single use in Tenino 11/17/2014 8:26 AM 5 / 14

Q5 If you use reusable bags, how do you remind yourself to take them to the store? Answered: 25 Skipped: 12 # Date 1 I have them in my trunk. I sometimes forget and am not happy. 1/11/2015 9:00 PM 2 I've been doing it for many years! I have them hanging near the door. 1/11/2015 4:45 PM 3 Been using cloth bags for over 20 years, it's just habit to put them in the car on shopping day. 1/11/2015 3:50 PM 4 I put them under my purse on the seat of the car. 1/11/2015 9:36 AM 5 I try to keep them in my car. 1/7/2015 10:14 AM 6 I keep them in my car. 1/7/2015 9:04 AM 7 I put them back in to the truck of my car after every trip to the grocery store so that they are always really available to grab. 1/1/2015 10:07 AM 8 I always forget in car. Have to go out and get them 12/31/2014 2:03 PM 9 I often forget 12/19/2014 7:15 AM 10 Keep them in my car 12/14/2014 4:43 PM 11 I don't remember to bring them. and get mad at the stupid ban on plastic bags. Most of the time I shop in Yelm where they still have plastic bags. 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 12 my wife is a cashier and she hates the paper bags and reusable bags they take more time to bag everything up 12/14/2014 1:58 PM 13 It finally became a habit. 11/23/2014 3:07 PM 14 I always forget 11/23/2014 2:36 PM 15 Half the time I have to go back out to the car or if I forgot them at home I buy more reusable at the store. As time has passed, I make it a point to have a bigger purse and just carry them all the time. 16 I've bought many of them and I still don't remember them. I think this is bullshit! I'm OK with getting rid of plastic but the cost of the bag should be on the RETAILER!! I pay for it in the cost of my goods. 11/20/2014 8:15 AM 11/19/2014 8:53 PM 17 30% of the time 11/19/2014 12:52 PM 18 I empty them and put them right back in the car 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 19 When I see another customer come out of the store with reusable bags 11/17/2014 7:50 AM 20 leave them in cars 11/17/2014 5:28 AM 21 Put them in my work locker 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 22 I have several I keep in my purse that collapse 11/16/2014 5:45 PM 23 I don't 11/13/2014 7:59 PM 24 I leave them in my car or closet 11/13/2014 7:28 PM 25 Leave them in trunk of car 11/13/2014 2:59 PM 6 / 14

Q6 If you use reusable bags, about how often do you wash them? Answered: 33 Skipped: 4 Every time I shop Weekly Every other week Monthly Less than monthly I do not wash my reusable... I do not use reusable bags Other (please specify) Every time I shop Weekly Every other week Monthly Less than monthly I do not wash my reusable bags I do not use reusable bags Other (please specify) 3.03% 1 3.03% 1 9.09% 3 18.18% 6 27.27% 9 27.27% 9 12.12% 4 Total 33 # Other (please specify) Date 1 As needed. I wash bags that had held raw meat products on shopping day but all other bags are washed when they look dirty. 1/11/2015 3:50 PM 2 I don't use them. 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 3 When they need it and that depends on what I buy 11/19/2014 8:53 PM 4 when needed 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 7 / 14

Q7 I have noticed the following changes since the bag ordinances took effect. Check all that apply. Answered: 33 Skipped: 4 Fewer plastic bags on the... More customers bringing the... Customers using fewer... I've become more aware o... Other (please specify) Fewer plastic bags on the sides of the roads. More customers bringing their own reusable bags for shopping. Customers using fewer plastic bags in jurisdictions where they are not banned. I've become more aware of my plastics use and am trying to reduce it. Other (please specify) 12.12% 4 48.48% 16 6.06% 2 12.12% 4 48.48% 16 Total Respondents: 33 # Other (please specify) Date 1 I've noticed how I resent that I have to pay for a paper bag. If plastic bags are banned, then people should be able to take their purchase in a free paper bag. 1/14/2015 7:46 PM 2 I have not noticed any changes. 1/11/2015 9:36 AM 3 People are not happy about using the reusable bags and want the plastic bags back 1/10/2015 4:38 PM 4 No changes noted. 1/2/2015 1:11 PM 5 People paying for paperbags because they forget reusables 12/15/2014 10:01 AM 6 I bring my own Walmart bags and use them in Safeway in Lacey 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 7 i hear people complaining about the ban 12/14/2014 1:58 PM 8 / 14

8 The only thing I have noticed is no platic bags where they are banned. More paper bags being purchased, when they use to be offered for free, if you asked. I think it is ridiculous to have to pay for a paper bag that the stores use to give for free. Why the tax? 11/23/2014 3:07 PM 9 A lot of upset people..it's ridiculous 11/23/2014 2:36 PM 10 that most people that I've talked to it feel the same way that I do. That the cost of a paper bag should be on the retailer. 11/19/2014 8:53 PM 11 All I have noticed is that people are ticked off having to pay for a paper bag that used to be free. 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 12 It's a hassle. 11/17/2014 8:26 AM 13 That the general population is irritated by the stupid law, particularly when shopping at retail stores, not the grocery store. Also, the fee for the bag is ridiculous. That paper bag at the grocery store was FREE before this stupid ordinance. 14 More germs being spread, due to dog pee,cat hair,gas and mold on the bags also the smell of used unwashed bags gross. More of a wait in lines due to time of bagging. 11/17/2014 7:50 AM 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 15 Angry people 11/13/2014 7:59 PM 16 Nothing. 11/13/2014 7:28 PM 9 / 14

Q8 If you previously used single-use plastic checkout bags for purposes such as picking up pet waste or lining trash cans, how have you adapted? An example would be getting a smaller trash can and using produce bags as liners instead. Your answers will help us share creative solutions with the public. Answered: 27 Skipped: 10 # Date 1 I have always reused or recycled plastic bags. Same with paper bags. 1/14/2015 7:46 PM 2 We still shop where we get bags sometimes. I started saving my plastic bags long before the ban since I heard it was coming. 3 I have used produce bags in smaller waste cans. We also have purchased kitchen trash liners for our larger kitchen trash receptacle. And if we have received a plastic bag when traveling outside of Thurston County I tend to hoard them and reuse them multiple times. 1/11/2015 9:00 PM 1/11/2015 4:45 PM 4 I have been buying trash can liners. I just traded one plastic bag for another. 1/11/2015 9:36 AM 5 If I need plastic bags for the above-mentioned items I just don't take in my reusable bags. I grocery shop in Yelm, where they have opted not to implement the bag ban. 1/7/2015 10:14 AM 6 I still have plastic bags that I have lots of to line my trash cans with. 1/7/2015 9:04 AM 7 Shop where I can still get them. 1/2/2015 1:11 PM 8 I do not pick up pet waste now that the ban is in place because I have no bags 1/1/2015 7:39 AM 9 N/a 12/31/2014 2:03 PM 10 Still get them from towns that don't have the bag ban 12/19/2014 7:15 AM 11 I shop in yelm and still get my plastic bags 12/15/2014 10:01 AM 12 Poop bags from pet store 12/14/2014 4:43 PM 13 I have lots of plastic bags still at home. 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 14 now i have to pay for liners for my smaller cans 12/14/2014 1:58 PM 15 Use the paper bag instead. You can cutt it to dimensions 11/24/2014 11:15 AM 16 I seldom reused my platic bags, I would recycle them. 11/23/2014 3:07 PM 17 Stores in yelm (Safeway and Walmart) still give plastic bags so I always still have a few 11/20/2014 8:15 AM 18 still have lots in reserve 11/19/2014 12:52 PM 19 When I need to empty the cat box I am now using a full size trash bag and add other items to it. 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 20 by using store bought bag 11/18/2014 9:43 AM 21 n/a 11/17/2014 7:50 AM 22 oly use trash bags for my can 11/17/2014 5:28 AM 23 Still use my old plastic bags. 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 24 it is very difficult 11/16/2014 5:45 PM 10 / 14

25 We save a very large number of plastic bags 11/13/2014 7:59 PM 26 Shopping at locations that provide the bags. 11/13/2014 7:28 PM 27 Have had to buy plastic bags from Costco 11/13/2014 2:59 PM 11 / 14

Q9 Have you changed where you shop to avoid stores that have implemented the ordinance? Answered: 36 Skipped: 1 Yes No I am not sure Yes No I am not sure 50.00% 18 50.00% 18 Total 36 # Comments: Date 1 I repeat, I should not have to pay for a paper bag. I'm in favor of recycling. I'm not in favor of local government micro-managing and legislating such matters as getting a bag to take home my purchase from a store. 1/14/2015 7:46 PM 2 Do most of my shopping in Yelm now. 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 3 the ban is the worst thing that has happened 12/14/2014 1:58 PM 4 I forget now that it's not this way everywhere 11/20/2014 8:15 AM 5 Yelm Safeway offers plastic bags & I try to shop there as often as possible 11/13/2014 2:59 PM 12 / 14

Q10 Now that the ordinances have been in place for over four months, as a customer, I think: Answered: 37 Skipped: 0 The ordinances should be ke... The ordinances should be... The ordinances should be ke... The ordinances should be kept in place. The ordinances should be removed. The ordinances should be kept and other jurisdictions in Thurston County should also adopt one. 18.92% 7 67.57% 25 13.51% 5 Total 37 # Comment: Date 1 The ordinance should be revoked and re-written. Simply ban the plastic bags. 1/14/2015 7:46 PM 2 I don't think other areas should have to adopt them if they don't want to. 1/7/2015 10:14 AM 3 Single use plastic bags should be available in grocery stores. I like to use the plastic bags for meat especially instead of a reusable bag 4 Why should I as a customer buy bags from a store I'm buying stuff from the store should eat the cost of the bags that I need for what I buy. 12/19/2014 7:15 AM 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 5 i didnt vote for this get rid of it 12/14/2014 1:58 PM 6 I like the idea of no plastic bags in grocery stores, but not at department stores that have no groceries. 11/23/2014 3:07 PM 7 If all are not paying the 5 cents then no one should have to pay. The stores need to suck up the expense and not pass it on to the customer. 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 8 The ordinance is fine for grocery stores. Not for all other stores. 11/17/2014 7:50 AM 9 Only because of the health issues of people not washing their reusable bags. 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 10 I have recycled my plastic bags ever since the bag recycling has been available. Therefore the bag ban is a an inconvenience for me, 11 I am a caregiver & need to dispose of dirty adult diapers several times a day. Very inconvenient to have to buy them. 11/14/2014 11:56 PM 11/13/2014 2:59 PM 13 / 14

Q11 Your feedback is very important. Please provide any comments related to implementation or outreach of the ordinances. Answered: 19 Skipped: 18 # Date 1 Educate people to the value and advantages of recycling and re-use. LeMay should recycle plastic bags. I haven't much sympathy for them not making enough profit. I'm sure they make plenty of profit on other services. Further, I doubt that any feedback will make a difference. 1/14/2015 7:46 PM 2 I never throw away my plastic bags without using it more than one time. I always use them for something else. 1/11/2015 9:00 PM 3 I have used my own reusable bags, that I make, for many years. I think it is important for the environment. I think the smaller towns should also implement the single use plastic bag ban. 1/11/2015 4:45 PM 4 How about we stop this type of ordinance. What is next, New York style of governing? 1/2/2015 1:11 PM 5 This ordinance sucks, I always reused my bags before 1/1/2015 7:39 AM 6 I understand why but still the biggest pain in the ass to remember bags at every store including the mall 12/31/2014 2:03 PM 7 The ban is stupid. 12/14/2014 4:00 PM 8 I would like it be okay for departments stores like JC Penney, Kohls and other type of department stores to use plastic bags, a person does not usually come out of these type of stores with ten or more plastic bags, like at a grocery store. I also have to try to keep my grocery bags from my clothing bags, which I have not developed a habit for this. I find the whole thing frustrating. More money in the government's pocket! 9 Seams like a stupid thing to have in place.. if I go to a restaurant and but food are they going to tell me I have to pay to use dishes.. same thing with shopping..i pay to buy the things they should provide a way to carry it out of there establishment.. makes me spend less money at their store because of have to pay for something they should provide.. Signed upset customer 10 I think if only some parts of the county have the ordinance, I could see how business could be unfairly impacted when people change shopping habits. It should be everyone or no one, including Yelm 11 As I have said in previous answers. I am ok with getting rid of plastic bags. But paper bags shouldn't be at the cost of the shopper. That should be up to the retailer to provide as a cost of doing business. Plastic bags are an eyesore and they don't compost...but paper bags are completely renewable and they do disintegrate. Stupidest ordinance I've seen in a long while. 11/23/2014 3:07 PM 11/23/2014 2:36 PM 11/20/2014 8:15 AM 11/19/2014 8:53 PM 12 I would like to know who made the decision to allow the taxpayer VOTE??? 11/19/2014 8:09 PM 13 I would have liked to receive a few re-usable bags free or at least at a reduced price. 11/18/2014 9:15 PM 14 bag ban sucks! 11/18/2014 9:43 AM 15 Paper bags are fine. Make the stores offer paper bags, as they always have. But charging for them is ridiculous. Also, retail stores such as Macy's or Eddie Bauer or Target should be exempt from the ordinance. 16 reduction in plastic I agree with totally now to get the water bottles gone I totally agree with reduction of plastic now to get the water bottles gone 11/17/2014 7:50 AM 11/17/2014 5:28 AM 17 Find a way to keep the people that have to touch the reusable bags safe. 11/16/2014 8:26 PM 18 There are many plastic items in this world just as bad as bags! 11/13/2014 7:59 PM 19 I think this should have been put to the people as a vote. I resent being told I can't receive plastic bags at a store. I am a good recycler and do not like this. 11/13/2014 2:59 PM 14 / 14