• The Environment

    Seattle Bag Fee

    By Posted on 4.7.2008 18 Comments

    Seattle is poised to join the ranks of San Francisco and Ireland by imposing restrictions on the use of disposable shopping bags. The City Council vote on the proposal—expected to pass by a wide margin—will occur this summer and would take effect at the start of 2009. While Ireland and San Francisco have banned plastic bags outright, Seattle's proposal will instead impose a twenty-cent fee on every paper or plastic bag used by consumers at the point of sale. (The proposal also bans styrofoam food containers.)

    4.11.2008 at 12:54pm - Comment by porch

    ^^^^ so the picture in the article isn't truthful then. right, so zainub went to a lot of trouble to set up that little scene eh? tin foil hat time i think. i don't think many people believe the planet is going to be covered in plastic bags. the bags degrade, yeah fine, but isn't it better to have no bags littering the place than some that will degrade in 20 years? as i said, it's a simple solution (that works!) to a small problem (that does exist!), but you just keep your fingers in your ears and watch the world go by. bY tHe WaY, I FouNd thE SHifT buTTon. bUT I Can'T sEeM tO Get iT wOrKiNg ProPerLy. AnY HeLp wOulD be ApPreCiaTeD.

  • The Environment

    Seattle Bag Fee

    By Posted on 4.7.2008 18 Comments

    Seattle is poised to join the ranks of San Francisco and Ireland by imposing restrictions on the use of disposable shopping bags. The City Council vote on the proposal—expected to pass by a wide margin—will occur this summer and would take effect at the start of 2009. While Ireland and San Francisco have banned plastic bags outright, Seattle's proposal will instead impose a twenty-cent fee on every paper or plastic bag used by consumers at the point of sale. (The proposal also bans styrofoam food containers.)

    4.10.2008 at 08:51am - Comment by porch

    first of all ireland hasn't banned plastic bags outright. we pay a fee, as is proposed for seattle. as the main article in the ny times shows, it just puts the problem in peoples minds, that constantly taking plastic bags, often just for the sake of it, is a waste. people here now use reusable bags, and it has meant a reduction (90% according to the article) in wasted plastic bags. in short, it's a simple solution to a minor environmental problem. there's no need to get on high horses about how long it takes a bag to bio-degrade. if that's your main beef with the piece, you've completely missed the point. podboq; massively agree on the subject of your last paragraph.



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