Washington D.C. Plastic Bag Tax - One Month Later

Posted on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:52

Its been one month since the D.C. bag tax and the Washington Post is reporting that the tax is forcing consumers to bring their bags!  In an article last week, the Post shows that with some incentive people are more than willing to bring their bags.  "They are getting used to bringing their own, even if they have to rush back to their cars to retrieve them. D.C.

Washington, D.C. imposes a plastic bag tax.

Posted on Tue, 01/05/2010 - 11:21

Yesterday, Washington, D.C. imposed a $.05 tax for each new plastic bag consumers use at their local supermarkets, becoming the the 1st major U.S. city to impose such a tax.

Edmonds, Washington Bans Plastic Bags

Posted on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 17:24

“When it comes to plastic bag bans, Edmonds sings its own tune.  After all, it was the first Washington city to approve a ban of plastic checkout bags from all retail stores just last month.