What works in public works?

While waiting for John Wayne to finish a meeting with a Councilman, I sat in on the last part of the City Manager's Sub-Committee Meeting on Public Works. Three Councilmen and City Manager were heading the meeting with an audience of City employees and the public. When I first sat down to listen, the sub-committee was discussing the new change for collecting both recycling and trash. It was decided to move both collections to the same day since it would save the City money and also make it more effective. Moving from the same day collections, the sub-committee had someone come discuss the possibility of moving towards charging for plastic bag usage in stores. The speaker knew much about the topic as she discussed how well California and New York's program are working. The two main reasons for implementing such a program would be to increase revenues and become more sustainable. During the summer, I had a chance to visit L.A. and every time I went to a store I was charged 15¢ for using a plastic bag. After a while, I had to decide whether I needed the bag or could just take the items with me. I understand how this initiative could help the environment but I'm not sure what the public will think.