March 15, 2012 – The City of Carpinteria, California, USA adopted its proposed “Single-Use Bag Regulations”, creating a new chapter of the Carpinteria Municipal Code. Passed by the City Council at its regular meeting on March 12, the ordinance prohibits retailers from providing a single-use bag, plastic or paper, to…
The City of Aspen, Colorado, USA has banned plastic bags and placed a fee on paper bags. After three years of studying and debating the issue of regulating plastic bags, Aspen’s City Council finally took action at its regular meeting Tuesday, October 11. City Council members approved an ordinance regulating…
On Tuesday, October 4, the Milpitas City Council will be in session. During that session, Council is set to receive a report of a study completed on single-use carryout bags. After receiving the report, Council will direct staff to prepare an ordinance to restrict distribution of single-use bags. The City…
On August 23rd, 2011, the Town Council of Basalt, Colorado, USA, voted 5-1 to pass the first reading of an ordinance placing a fee on single-use bags. Known as the Waste Reduction Bag Fee, the Town Manager is responsible for implementing the new ordinance. Basalt is located in the Roaring…
[learn_more caption="Goleta Beach" state="open"] Credit: Antandrus[/learn_more] The Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) passed a resolution which supports banning single-use bags, particularly plastic bags. The Board of Directors, which meets every two months, passed the resolution Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. The resolution states that the Board of…
ACC Revs Up Local Action In a press release dated March 31st, 2010, the American Chemical Council (ACC) announced actions they were taking against Montgomery County, Maryland’s proposed fee on single-use bags An ACC group, Progressive Bag Affiliates, were going to be at a local food store in Rockville, Maryland.…
Southampton Advocates for our Village Environment (SAVE) is urging the Board of Trustees to ban single-use bags in the Village of Southampton. The Village of Southampton is located in Suffolk County, New York, USA, on the southern fork of Long Island. SAVE is the Village’s Environmental Committee. At the Southampton…
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA With the support of the Environmental Community and the County Council, County Executive Ike Leggett announced Monday, March 7th, a proposal to place a nickel charge on all single-use bags provided by retailers. The legislation would go into effect on January 1, 2012. All retailers would…
Green Cities California (GCC) has just published a Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) on single-use bags and reusable bags. The MEA is designed to help local governments create an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). When cities propose to ban single-use bags, they are required by CEQA to prepare an EIR. An EIR…
Renowned as the Oilsands Capital in Canada, The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has banned the distribution of single-use shopping bags effective Sept. 1, 2010. Known as “The Single-Use Shopping Bag Bylaw”, the Council of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in the Province of Alberta, passed and signed the…
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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