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DC Votes for 5-Cent Bag Tax
Yesterday [June 2, 2009] the D.C. Council unanimously voted to assess a 5-cent tax on paper and plastic bags. The proposal will be voted on again later this month before it becomes law. The bag legislation will be called the … Continue reading
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Four out of five Britons think supermarkets should stop giving away free plastic bags…
Following last week’s move by the Welsh Assembly aiming to introduce a ban on free plastic bags, over 70% of the general public want the Government to impose a charge on plastic bags given by retailers to encourage shoppers to … Continue reading
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Taxing Plastic Bags in NYC
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a 5-cent fee on new plastic bags at the store register last week. While that figure was a penny lower than the 6 cents per bag proposed in November, another figure tucked on Page 34 … Continue reading
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