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Canada will ban a range of single-use plastic products by the end of next year. The town was faced with an expensive solution that involved shipping garbage off their island, or reducing trash and increasing their recycling efforts. The residents of Nantucket chose to ban disposable plastic bags. In April the Minneapolis City Council approved a ban on disposable plastic bags. The law is scheduled to go into action on June 1, There is a proposal in Minnesota that if approved would prevent cities from passing bans , this measure is essentially a ban on plastic bag bans.
For now the ban in Minneapolis is set to take effect, but if the statewide measure is passed it will put an end to it. More than ever in recent history, Americans are carrying eco-friendly bags like recycled bags , custom reusable grocery bags and reusable tote bags.
In areas that have bag bans, reusable bags are necessary but many shoppers are picking up reusable bags by choice, not because of a law. Reusable bags are double eco-friendly. In November voters upheld SB, the statewide bag ban. Single-use plastic bags are banned in grocery stores, pharmacies, and convenience and liquor stores.
A 10 cent charge is mandated on the distribution of paper and reusable bags. This ban covers the rest of the state not already covered under pre-existing local ordinances. Aspen - The city of Aspen banned plastic bags and placed a 20 cent charge on paper bags in October It is effective in May in the city's two grocery stores. Avon - The city of Avon banned single-use plastic plastic bags and placed a 10 cent charge on paper bags for all retail stores.
Effective May 1, Basalt - The city of Basalt passed an ordinance placing a 20 cent charge on both single-use plastic and paper bags in September It would have been effective May in grocery stores but was narrowly overturned by a voter referendum in April Boulder - A bag ordinance was adopted in November , requiring grocery stores to charge ten cents per plastic or paper bag.
Breckenridge - The city of Breckenridge adopted a disposable bag fee of 10 cents for all disposable bags distributed at any retail store.
Effective October, Like Aspen's ordinance, it bans plastic bags and places a 20 cent charge on paper bags in grocery stores with 3, square feet or more.
A referendum placed the ordinance on the ballot in April and voters in Carbondale affirmed the Trustees' decision. Effective May Crested Butte - On August 15, , the Town Council adopted a disposable plastic bag ban for all stores.
Effective September 1, Durango - The Council adopted a single use bag ordinance in August Starting March 1, , grocery stores would be required to charge 10 cents per single use bag.
A voter initiative to repeal the ban passed by a small margin in November The ban went into effect March with a 10 cent price requirement on paper bags. Vail - This mountain town banned plastic bags in March The ban will go into effect in August with a 10 cent charge for paper bags. Westport - In September , Westport became the first Connecticut city to ban plastic bags. Coral Gable - The city adopted a ban on single-use plastic bags at all retail stores and allow the use of certified compostable bags, reusable bags, and paper bags.
Effective May 10, Honolulu County - Honolulu banned plastic bags in May Effective July 1, Revised to include Oahu effective July 1, Kauai County - Kauai banned plastic bags in October The ordinance became effective on January 11, Maui County - Maui banned plastic bags in August Chicago - Passed April 30th, Effective August for retailers of more than 10, square feet. The ban will extend to smaller chain stores and franchises August, Small independent or non-franchise stores and restaurants will not be affected.
Evanston - On July 28, the Evanston City Council approved an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags in stores larger than 10, square feet. The ordinance went into effect August 1, Marshall County - Marshall County passed a single-use plastic bag ordinance for its Unincorporated areas in April, The ban allows stores to instead provide biodegradable, recycled paper, or reusable bags to customers. Belfast - Adopted a ban on single use plastic bag bans at all retail stores. Brunswick - On March 20, adopted a ban on single-use plastic bags.
Effective April 20, Falmouth - In January , the Town Council adopted a 5 cent charge per single-use plastic bag in the town's six largest retail stores. Effective April 1, Freeport - In June , voters approved banning plastic bags and putting a 5 cent charge on paper bags in supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores. Effective September 12, Kennebunk - In June , voters approved banning plastic bags in all retail stores. Effective October 15, Portland - In , Portland adopted a 5 cent charge per single-use bag in grocery stores.
Effective April 15, Saco - In April of adopted a ban on single-use plastic bag bans, only allowing non-petroleum based bags that are reusable, paper, or meet ASTM standards for compostability. Effective May 3, South Portland - In September , South Portland adopted a 5 cent charge per single-use bag in grocery, drug, and convenience stores. Effective March 1, Topsham - Adopted a minimum charge of 5 cents for single-use plastic bags.
York - On November 3, , town voters approved the first single-use bag ban in the state. Effective March 3, Montgomery County - The County followed the example of the neighboring District of Columbia and passed a 5 cent minimum price requirement on single-use plastic and paper bags in May It is effective January Applies to all retailers. Chestertown - Passed April 4th, , the Chestertown ordinance bans plastic bags and restricts the distribution of paper bags for all retail establishments.
Operative January, Twelve towns in Australia are now said to be plastic bag-free—an effort to cut down on the estimated 6. Plenty of other places have chosen not to ban plastic bags, but to discourage them through financial means. There have been taxes on plastic bags since before in Italy, Belgium, and Ireland, where plastic bag use dropped by 94 percent within weeks of the ban.
In Switzerland, Germany, and Holland, the bags come with a fee. And, in one lonely case that I could find of a reversal on a ban after it was implemented, Taiwan had a ban on plastic bags for three years before it lifted it in Sign up for our Newsletter! Mobile Newsletter banner close. Mobile Newsletter chat close. Mobile Newsletter chat dots.
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