Posted on 2013/04/20 by Ted Duboise and saved under Feature, Rhode Island, State Bills
Providence, RI, STATE HOUSE, April 4, 2013 – Environment Rhode Island yesterday presented lawmakers with more than 7,300 signatures on a petition in support of legislation sponsored by Rep. Maria Cimini and Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush to ban plastic bags at store checkouts in Rhode Island.Rhode Island should be among…
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Posted on 2012/10/03 by Ted Duboise and saved under BANS, Feature, Rhode Island
Barrington Sets The Stage For Other R.I. Cities Oct. 3, 2012 (PBBR) – The Town Council of the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island has adopted the first plastic bag ban in the State of Rhode Island. Councilor Weymouth said there were other cities just waiting for Barrington to set the…
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Posted on 2012/07/30 by Ted Duboise and saved under PROPOSED BANS, Rhode Island
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…
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