BELFAST, Northern Ireland, April 14, 2013 (ENS) – Retailers in Northern Ireland must now charge shoppers at least five pence for each new single use carrier bag. The new levy is intended to slash by 80 percent the 250 million single use bags used in Northern Ireland each year. As…
Huge Reductions in Single-Use Carrier Bags Cardiff, Wales, Sept. 24, 2012 – (PBBR)- The use of single-use carrier bags has been drastically reduced in Wales after the government implemented a five-pence levy last October 1st. All retailers are required to levy the fee for any bag, paper or plastic, distributed…
Bulgaria Raises Plastic Bag Tax | Plastic Bag Ban Report SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 20, 2012 (ENS) – The government of Bulgaria will impose an ecotax on the production of all kinds of plastic bags from October 1 in a new attempt to curb their use. On June 13, the Cabinet…
Toronto Mayor Objects to Five-Cent Plastic Bag Fee | Plastic Bag Ban Report TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, May 17, 2012 (ENS) – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his Executive Committee have voted to trash the city’s five-cent plastic bag fee effective July 1. Following the 6-1 vote on Monday, the full…
60 Metric Tonnes of Plastic Bags Every Day | Plastic Bag Ban Report HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 1, 2012 (ENS) – The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Vietnam’s largest city has again proposed banning free carry-out plastic bags. The nine million people in Ho Chi Minh…
January 30, 2012 – Northern Ireland Environment Minister Alex Attwood announced today that a levy will be placed on single-use carrier bags starting in April, 2013. The initial levy will be five pence, increasing to ten pence in April, 2014. Northern Ireland uses approximately 250 million carrier bags each year.(1)…
On August 23rd, 2011, the Town Council of Basalt, Colorado, USA, voted 5-1 to pass the first reading of an ordinance placing a fee on single-use bags. Known as the Waste Reduction Bag Fee, the Town Manager is responsible for implementing the new ordinance. Basalt is located in the Roaring…
Starting October 1st, Wales will become the first country in the United Kingdom to levy a charge on single-use carrier bags. The charge is part of Wales’ efforts to dramatically reduce the number of carrier bags provided to shoppers. According to Environment Minister Jane Davidson, each household used an average…
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA With the support of the Environmental Community and the County Council, County Executive Ike Leggett announced Monday, March 7th, a proposal to place a nickel charge on all single-use bags provided by retailers. The legislation would go into effect on January 1, 2012. All retailers would…
New Plastic Bag By-Law Starting January 1, 2010, all retail business establishments in the City of Orillia will be required to charge a minimum five-cent ($0.05) fee for each plastic shopping bag they distribute. The law applies to retail outlets, fast food restaurants, and convenience stores. Both the number of…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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