ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. – Anne Arundel County is taking steps to reduce plastic pollution in the Chesapeake Bay by putting restrictions on plastic bags at stores. The “Bring Your Own Bag Plastic Reduction Act” went into effect on New Year’s Day.
Many retailers will now offer paper or reusable bags for purchase and no longer offer “single-use” plastic bags. Similar restrictions were put into place in Prince George’s County and the city of Frederick.
Environmentalists blame plastic bags for harming marine life, clogging sewers, and polluting the Bay.
There is a grace period in place. The county will give retailers until February 1st to comply, then they’ll mandate them to charge 10 cents per paper bag.
There are exceptions, including grocery stores, for items like produce, raw meat, or seafood, as well as restaurants and pharmacies. Retailers will also be able to offer free reusable bags in recognition of Earth Day from April 22nd-April 30th.
To see a full list of exceptions, click here.
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Come on MAGAs!!! Don’t let the libs own you like this! LOLOL..
Grow up and get a life
Wow, how are you going to continue sniffing your glue?
Some might remember when the “Environmentalists” blamed paper bags for forest reduction and demanded a switch to plastic. Well those grants ran out, so they had to change targets. Besides, now they want deforestation, to build solar panel farms and eagle choppers …err I mean wind turbines.
I couldn’t imagine living life worrying about politics all the time, trump hasn’t been president for three years now and here you are whining about it like a child
Grow up
No more single use plastic bags, replaced with a MANDATE for a 10 cent charge for a paper bag? WTF? Why can’t a retailer switch to FREE paper bags??