Is Seattle going European?

Seattle's mayor/city council is thinking of charging a a twenty cent fee per bag at grocery stores starting in 2009. Here are details on the proposal.

Disposable bags cost 30 cents in Switzerland. I believe there are similar fees in most of Europe. In Switzerland you have to pick up the bags when you are in the check out line. It was a little confusing the first time. We didn't buy any bags the first time and ended up cramming as much as we could into Emily's purse and the diaper bag.