Ordinance Tabled for further study March 20, 2012 – The City of Odessa, Texas had been planning to outlaw all single-use carry-out bags. However, the proposal was not adopted by City Council. The Odessa City Council discussed the proposed municipal ordinance to ban plastic bags at its regular meeting on…
March 3rd, 2012 – At 2:05 am Friday morning, March 1st, the Austin City Council approved an ordinance which prohibits retailers from providing single-use carryout bags to customers. Added as an amendment to the City Code, the ordinance prohibits all retailers from providing plastic or paper disposable bags to its…
Monday, January 30, 2012 – The city of Austin, Texas held a public forum on the issue of banning plastic and paper bags tonight. Entitled, Interactive Forum on the Future of Plastic and Paper Bags in Austin, the program itinerary included presentations, a poll, a question and answer session, and…
Brownsville Plastic Bag Ban First in Texas One year ago, January 5th, 2011, the city of Brownsville, Texas implemented its Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance. When the ban was passed, it was the very first plastic bag ban reported here on Plastic Bag Ban Report and the first plastic bag ban…
On August 4, the City Council of the City of Austin, Texas, USA approved a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a city ordinance providing a comprehensive phase-out of single-use retail plastic bags offered at retail checkouts within the city limits. The resolution passed by a unanimous vote of…
The City of Brownsville started their plastic bag ban a few days ago. Now, another Texas city has banned plastic bags. South Padre Island, just to the north of Brownsville, is following suit. The South Padre Island City Council voted unanimously in support of a proposed ordinance to prohibit retailers…
Brownsville, Texas, USA The very first plastic bag ban reported here on PBBR was Brownsville, Texas, USA. Next week, that plastic bag ban goes into effect. Environmental Fee Although modified somewhat since the ordinance was passed on January 5, 2010, the intent is the same. Brownsville is promoting reusable bags…
It was reported today in local media that the Austin, TX City Council was considering a plastic bag ban. However, that is not what the City Council proposed. Mayor Lee Leffingwell, known to be a strong environmentalist, sponsored a resolution directing the City Manager to determine the cost to Austin…
This is a guest post by Shorjoe Bhattacharya, President of ECoppell Club at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, USA. ECoppell Club on Earth-Fest Day hosted by City of Coppell on April 24th 2010 The Earth-Fest was organized by the City of Coppell from 10am to 2pm on April 24th,…
“How Can I Do My Part Towards A Cleaner Earth?” It’s simple says “ECoppell”. “Our goal is to make our community the first in Texas to abolish the use of plastic bags”. ECoppell is a grassroots movement organized by students at Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, USA. The Coppell…
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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