ABC News reported last tonight that the city council of Washington D.C. has just approved a 5 cent tax for each plastic bag requested by customers in stores. The implementation of this plan is to encourage people to use reusable bags instead. San Fransisco banned plastic bags 2 years ago. Since Ireland started charging 33 cents per bag, 9 out of 10 shoppers began using reusable bags.
It was also reported that 100 billion plastic bags and 10 billion paper bags are disposed of every year.
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those reusable store bags are so much more sturdier anyways. I’ve never had my groceries spill out all over the parking lot with ones of those! It’s sad that it takes tax increases to make people do something that is so common sense anyways.
That is great news!
Our little town is pushing reusable bags in a big way, which thrills me.
LOVE THAT! I wish my city would start charging.
I’m seeing more and more reusables, on sale in stores and being used.