Sets Fee on Paper Bags Shoreline, WA, May 9, 2013 – The City Council of Shoreline, Washington has banned all retailers from providing plastic bags to customers. In addition, the Council set a five-cents fee per bag to be charged by retailers if a customer requires a paper bag. The…
Olympia, WA, April 19, 2013 (PBBR) – Three bills pertaining to plastic bag legislation have been introduced in this year’s State Legislature of the State of Washington. SB.5253: Prohibits retail stores from providing a carryout bag to a consumer unless the carryout bag is a compostable plastic carryout bag, a…
OLYMPIA, Washington, December 30, 2012 (ENS) – A new survey of consumers and business in Seattle and Bellingham, Washington shows widespread support of the ban on single-use plastic shopping bags adopted in 2012. Now the county that hosts the Washington State capital is considering the state’s first county-wide ban. The…
OLYMPIA, Washington, August 5, 2012 (ENS) – The 245,000 residents of Thurston County, Washington use about 90 million plastic shopping bags each year, according to the county’s Solid Waste Division. Located at the southern end of Puget Sound, with majestic Mount Rainier and the rugged Cascade Mountains nearby to the…
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Washington, April 16, 2012 (ENS) – The City of Bainbridge Island has become the fifth jurisdiction in Washington state to ban single-use, carry-out plastic bags. A 35-minute ferry ride west of Seattle, Bainbridge Island is surrounded by scenic beaches and views of the snow-capped Olympic Mountains to the…
New Report: Recycling Can’t Solve Plastic Bag Problem Voluntary and mandated recycling programs have proven to be a deterrent, at best, in solving plastic bag pollution. In fact, the state of California attempted to reduce bag litter by requiring grocery companies to place recycling bins in front of their stores.…
January 15, 2012: Two sponsors of plastic bag ban bills in the 2011 Session of the Washington State Legislature has introduced those same bills again this year. HB1877 and SB5780, both bills to ban plastic bags and promote reusable bags at retail checkouts, were introduced last year and both failed…
Ban Effective January 1st, 2013 January 15, 2012 – On December 12th, 2011, the City Council of the City of Mukilteo approved The Solid Waste and Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance. Known as Ordinance 1294, retailers will not be permitted to provide a single-use plastic bag to a customer at checkout.…
A petition is being circulated in the city of Seattle to fight the recently passed plastic bag ban. Seattle’s plastic bag ban was passed during the Christmas holiday season. According to the website, Save Our Choice.us, the petition is to “repeal Seattle City Council’s Ban of Plastic Bags and Tax…
Changing Waste Generation Behaviors Seattle, Washington, the 15 largest metropolitan area in the nation (1), has banned plastic carry-out bags. Joining the global movement to protect marine wildlife, the ordinance will take effect on July 1st, 2012. Located in the northeast corner of the State of Washington, Seattle is only…
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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