This Bill prohibits the distribution of plastic bags at large retail locations and charges a fee of "no less than 25 cents" for each paper bag. Less some fees, those revenues will go into a Paper Bag Pollution Clean Up Fund.
The original Bill proposed phasing out grocery store recycling programs in July 2011, and having the Bill go into full effect January 2012. I don't have the details yet, which stores it applies to, what modifications if any were made today to the Bill to pass it, but I do know this is GREAT NEWS for the reusable bag lovers like me; soon hopefully we can be like Sylvia and Annabelle (or is that Cromwell?) and carry a reusable bag, not plastic! Btw nice bike, Sylvia!
This is SUCH good news. Hopefully other states will follow suit.
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