Group Proposing to Replace Plastic Bags with Reusable Bags in College Park
The Committee for a Better Environment will present their proposal that the City considers a hybrid plastic bag ban that prohibits retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags to customers at the point of sale.
Plastic bags are the #1 contaminant in the blue recycling cart. Encouraging reusable bags will eliminate over 60 tons of single-use bag waste annually.
Reducing the consumption of single-use plastic bags will reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change.
In College Park, at grocery stores that offer free plastic bags, 75% of customers take them.
On the other hand, at the grocery store Lidl, which doesn’t offer single-use plastic bags and charges for paper and reusable bags, 80% of customers bring their own bag or don’t take a bag at all.
The Council will discuss the proposal at a future Council meeting.
Environment | Fazlul Kabir November 13, 2022
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