It’s Official! Philadelphia Bans Single Use Plastic Bags!
I can’t say I am mad at this. I honestly don’t know why people get mad about protecting the environment. Why don’t we want to keep Earth clean? And if that means no plastic bags or straws, then who cares?
Here are the details…if officially takes effect July 2, 2020
The law is intended to both reduce waste and save the city money. Philadelphia spends between $9 million and $12 million a year cleaning plastic bag waste from the streets, sewers, and bodies of water.
“Philadelphia uses approximately 1 billion single-use bags every year, and most of those are plastic,” said Joseph Otis Minott, executive director of Clean Air Council. “These bags litter our communities and cost taxpayers millions of dollars every year to clean up. Although this bill is long overdue and misses a very important fee component, we are very pleased that City Council has finally started to address the chronic, and devastating litter problems the city faces.”
