Washington, D.C., April 22, 2013 (PBBR) – U.S. Representative Jim Moran, a Democrat from Northern Virginia, announced a bill entitled, “Trash Reduction Act” of 2013. The bill was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives on Earth Day. See update: National Disposable Bag Tax in Congress The Trash Reduction Act…
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. April 14, 2013 (PBBR) – Two Members of Parliament (MP) of Sint Maarten are proposing to regulate disposable plastic bags in the island country. The two MP’s submitted their draft law to the Sint Maarten Parliament last Thursday and the bill must now work it’s way through…
Breckenridge, Colorado. March 31, 2013 – The ski resort town of Breckenridge, located 9600 feet above sea level in Summit County, Colorado, USA is considering implementing a fee on disposable bags, paper and plastic. The Breckenridge Town Council is proposing an ordinance that would require all retailers, not just food…
Screening of “Bag It” Movie Menlo Park, CA, Dec. 6, 2012 – The City of Menlo Park, California will hold one more meeting before City Council votes on the proposed reusable bag ordinance. The Council is set to vote on the ordinance next month. The last meeting was Oct. 11,…
Affected Retailers Must Provide Reusable Bags Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct. 1, 2012 (PBBR) – The city of Santa Fe, New Mexico is considering banning plastic bags, regulating the use of recyclable paper bags, and promoting the use of reusable bags. These regulations would become law in a single piece…
Copperas Cove, Texas, Sept. 30, 2012 (PBBR) – The City of Copperas Cove, Texas is doing research into implementing a plastic bag ban. If passed, the small central Texas city of just over 30,000 citizens, would join other Texas municipalities with plastic bag regulations. Austin, TX passed a ban on…
EIR Required for Bag Ordinance Menlo Park, California, Sept. 7, 2012 (PBBR) – San Mateo County, California has been considering regulating disposable single-use bags for several months. The County has partnered with Menlo Park and several other municipalities to produce an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). See a complete listing of…
State’s First Plastic Bag Ban | Plastic Bag Ban Report Barrington, Rhode Island, July 30, 2012 (PBBR) – Tonight, the Barrington Town Council will discuss and act on a Plastic Bag Reduction Initiative. Joseph Roberts of the town’s Conservation Commission studied the issue of plastic bags in Barrington and drafted…
Prohibits Disposable Plastic Shopping Bags | Plastic Bag Ban Report Homer, Alaska, USA, July 26, 2012 (PBBR) – The City Council of Homer, Alaska has taken the first steps to ban plastic bags at local retailers. The ordinance is drafted. It was introduced and the First Reading took place at…
First Legislature to Ban Bags Statewide? | Plastic Bag Ban Report BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25, 2012 (ENS) – A committee of the Massachusetts Legislature has voted “yes” to a bill that would ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags state-wide. The Joint House and Senate Environment, Natural Resource and Agriculture…
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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