Washington D.C. imposed a tax on plastic bags effective January 1, 2010. I was in a supermarket in D.C. just before New Years and noticed this sign:
(photo credit: Michael Caruso)
Although not everyone thinks it’s the best way to implement a shift in societal norms, it sure is effective. The Washington Post article below showed a drop of over 50% in plastic bag usage with one retailer as a result of the ban. Here are a few articles about the ban:
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012202151.html
- http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704509704575019271558165744-lMyQjAxMTAwMDIwNTEyNDUyWj.html
- http://dcist.com/2010/01/dc_gop_offers_bag_the_bag_tax_bags.php
Several other towns/cities have already implemented similar bans and still others are considering bans:
- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/23/state/n111400D70.DTL
- http://www.kgw.com/news/business/Plastic-grocery-bag-ban-drafted-by-Oregon-lawmaker-83272797.html
- http://mobile.sun-sentinel.com/inf/infomo?view=top_stories_item&feed:a=sunsentinel_1min&feed:c=topstories&feed:i=49857147&nopaging=1
- http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/article_afa4888c-b9f7-11de-a0da-001cc4c03286.html
Is this the future? If so, start buying some of these bad boys: http://baggubag.com/
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