A bill to ban single use plastic bags statewide has been introduced in the Oregon Legislature. The Oregon Legislative Assembly is currently in a month-long Special Called Session. Senate Bill 1009 would prohibit the use of plastic bags as checkout bags. The Bill was introduced by Senator Mark Haas and…
Hawaii County Council Committee on Environmental Management meets on Tuesday, February 2nd. The Agenda list Bill 193, an ordinance prohibiting businesses from providing plastic checkout bags to their customers. Bill 193 is actually a reworked version of a bill that was passed in 2008 by the County Council but was…
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts, located about an hour west of Boston, is known as a progressive and innovative city. Worcester is a five-time recipient of the All American City Award. The City Council meets tonight at 7:00 pm and on the agenda is a request that the City Manager…
The city of St. Helena, located in the heart of wine country, Napa County, California is in the process of passing an ordinance to control the use of single use plastic bags and styrofoam. The idea has been discussed during the past several City Council meetings. The Climate Protection Task…
The City of Berkeley, California is proposing an ordinance that would establish a ban rather than a fee on plastic carryout bags. Paper versus plastic is not the issue addressed by this ordinance. Rather, it is to urge Berkeley residents and visitors to the City to avoid single-use bags altogether…
According to a report from Tallahassee.com (Read Article) dated Dec.31, 2009, the State of Florida is considering a plastic bag ban. According to the website of the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), the agency is considering the regulation of recyclable materials. Recyclable materials is spelled out as auxiliary containers,…
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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