Evanston, Illinois Bans Plastic Bags
Evanston, Illinois, July 28, 2014 (PBBR) - The City Council of the City of Evanston voted tonight to ban plastic bags at large retail stores within the city. Evanston is a suburb of the City of Chicago...
View ArticleGonzales, CA Adopts Reusable Bag Regulation
Gonzales, California, July 7, 2014 (PBBR) - The City Council of Gonzales passed an ordinance today that prohibits any retail establishment from giving a customer a single-use carryout bag for the...
View ArticleU.S. Plastic Bag Bans Now 178 and Counting
Columbus, Georgia, August 1, 2014 (PBBR) - As of this writing, there are now 178 jurisdictions across the U.S. that have adopted some type of plastic bag regulation. And, there are at least two dozen...
View ArticleFort Collins Enacts Disposable Bag Fee
Fort Collins, Colorado, Aug. 20, 2014 (PBBR) - The Fort Collins City Council on Tuesday night approved a disposable bag ordinance that requires retailers across the community to charge customers a...
View ArticleNEWSFLASH: SB 270 Passed on Reconsideration
California Assembly Passes Statewide Plastic Bag Ban SACRAMENTO, California, August 28, 2014 (ENS) - The California State Assembly today voted 44-29 to phase out plastic shopping bags across the state....
View ArticleCalifornia Passes First Statewide Plastic Bag Ban
Sacramento, California, Aug. 29, 2014 (PBBR) - For several years, since 2007, California politicians have tried to get a statewide plastic bag ban passed. This year they succeeded. The California State...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland Reduces Carrier Bag Usage by 72%
Northern Ireland, Aug. 27, 2014 - The Department of the Environment of Northern Ireland today published the first set of Carrier Bag Levy statistics. The figures show a marked decrease of almost 72%,...
View ArticleSB 270: A Businessman’s Perspective
Businessman Gary Ray of Black Diamond Games in Concord, CA gives his perspective of SB 270, California's new state-wide plastic bag ban. Here is a re-print of his story, by his permission, that he...
View ArticleSan Mateo County Reusable Bag Ordinance Works
San Mateo County, California, October 29, 2014 (PBBR) - On April 22, 2013, the County of San Mateo, California implemented a Reusable Bag Ordinance. Most jurisdictions in the county also adopted the...
View ArticlePlastic Bag Ban Calendar
Plastic Bag Ban Report just published a 2015 calendar which list all plastic bag bans and regulations due to take effect in 2015. A handy desk calendar, plastic bag bans are listed by month. An easy...
View ArticleWhy Ban Plastic Bags?
While being interviewed by a journalist in Africa, I was asked the question, “Why ban plastic bags?” It was a very good question. I proceeded to explain briefly the following ten reasons why I feel...
View ArticleTop Ten Reasons to Ban Plastic Bags
1. Hazard to Marine Life, Sea Birds, Animals Plastic bags do not degrade in the marine environment. Plastic bags photo-degrade, meaning they break down into smaller and smaller bits of plastic but...
View ArticleMaking Waves in Bellingham, WA
In Bellingham, Washington, two ladies decided that they wanted a plastic bag ban in their town. Brookes Anderson and Jill McIntyre Witt started the ball rolling. They called their group “Bag It...
View ArticleU.S. Plastic Bag Bans Now 178 and Counting
Columbus, Georgia, August 1, 2014 (PBBR) - As of this writing, there are now 178 jurisdictions across the U.S. that have adopted some type of plastic bag regulation. And, there are at least two dozen...
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