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Posted by aaron cohen Feb 3, 2011 0

Platic Bag Ban – Calabas, California

"The bill -- which mirrors the Los Angeles County bill -- goes into effect July 1."

Posted by aaron cohen Jul 18, 2010 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Tibet

"China's two-year-old ban on ultra-thin plastic bags has arrived at the 'roof of the world'".

Posted by aaron cohen May 9, 2010 0

Concord, MA Bans Bottled Water

This is somewhat related to plastic bag bans, right? I wonder how effective/adopted these will be across the country. "The ban, set to take effect in January, is part of a statewide push to reform bottle laws".

Via heyennovy

Posted by aaron cohen Apr 28, 2010 1

Small Charges Lead To Big Results

"When it goes from zero to even a very small charge, it can feel very bad," said Dan Ariely, an economics professor at Duke University. "It creates a very small financial burden but a very big emotional reaction."


That quote from an interesting article in The New Republic that talks about the success of the Washington, DC plastic bag tax. On 1/1, stores began charging shoppers a tax of a nickle per plastic bag and bag use has gone down 50%. The article then makes the connection to a carbon tax and how even a tiny fee is better than no fee because of reason Ariely states above.

The article also mentions a failed $0.20 bag tax in Seattle that potentially reached too high. Nickle bag tax for everyone!

Posted by aaron cohen Mar 7, 2010 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Kadıköy, Turkey

"One of Istanbul’s most populated and cosmopolitan districts, Kadıköy, imposed a ban last week on the use of plastic bags."

Posted by aaron cohen Jan 6, 2010 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Brownsville, TX

"Brownsville officials are hoping a unanimously passed ban on plastic grocery bags will make the city the first in Texas to rid the landscape of the so-called “urban tumbleweeds.”"

Posted by aaron cohen Dec 23, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Nothern Territory, Australia

"Legislation will be passed next year banning the supply by retailers to customers of all lightweight single-use bags."

Posted by aaron cohen Oct 8, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – Kauai, Hawaii

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The Kauai County Council voted 4-2 yesterday to ban plastic carryout bags."

Posted by aaron cohen Oct 4, 2009 0

Plastic Bag Ban – San Jose, CA

"By a vote of 9-1, San Jose City Council members asked city staff to draw up an ordinance Tuesday that would ban single-use plastic and paper carry-out bags from the city’s retail establishments by Jan. 1, 2011."

Posted by aaron cohen May 25, 2009 0

Plastic Bags Ban – Outer Banks, NC

"The flimsy bags have turned into post-purchase tumbleweeds polluting the landscape of the Outer Banks, which relies on its landscape to attract tourists."

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