While Baltimore lawmakers appear to be backing away from regulating disposable bags in the city, some legislators in Annapolis want to require merchants statewide to charge customers a nickel per bag for most throwaway sacks they now get for free to ...
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A disposable bag fee for the Bay? – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Mesa Students Take Part in the Plastic Bag Round-up Recycling … – EVLiving
MESA, ARIZ. – Working in partnership with Mesa Public Schools and Bashas’ and Food City supermarkets, the City of Mesa will host a Plastic Bag Round-up Recycling Challenge from March 8-April 2 in honor of Earth Day.
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Bag the bag ban in B’more – Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
He suggested a public education campaign, in which retailers tell their customers they'll only get a bag at checkout if they ask for one. Meanwhile, the city, retailers and community groups would promote shoppers' use of reusable bags or recycling of ...
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Curves collecting food-bank donations – Silver City Sun News
SILVER CITY - Curves of Silver City is collecting non-perishable items and monetary donations throughout March for area food banks. Members who donate a bag of groceries or make a minimum donation of $30 during March will receive a reusable Curves ...
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Recycle Item of the Month – NBA
The Houston Rockets are going green and inviting you to join in their initiative to take care of the city and surrounding area’s environment. WHAT: As Red Nation continues to Go Green, the Houston Rockets and Toyota Center are teaming up with ...
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Santa Cruz Council to weigh support for cutbacks in single-use bags – Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ -- Tonight, the City Council will vote on whether to back the county's efforts to reduce single-use bags at retail establishments. The county's public works division is expected by April to finalize a draft ordinance aimed primarily at ...
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ALDI building new store in Dixon: Grocer plans to open, bigger, eco … – Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
DIXON – Discount grocer ALDI plans to build a larger store in Dixon, at state Route 26 and Interstate 88, that will be up and running in 2011, a company spokeswoman said Friday. “We are currently working with the city on securing the spot on ...
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D.C. posts new regulations to clarify bag tax – Washington Post
The D.C. Department of the Environment published new regulations Friday clarifying which retail stores have to charge the 5-cent tax on plastic bags and how the city will enforce the law
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D.C. seeks to clarify bag tax regulations – Washington Post
The D.C. Department of the Environment published new regulations Friday clarifying which retail stores have to charge the 5-cent tax on plastic bags, and how the city would enforce the new law. The tax, one of the first of its kind in the nation, is ...
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Recycling experiment wins Columbia council’s OK – Columbia Missourian
COLUMBIA — Further steps to try to improve recycling in Columbia have been approved. On Monday night, the City Council heard about a pilot program that would replace recycling bags with reusable plastic bins. The Public Works Department will test ...
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