Everett City Council approves ban on single-use plastic bags

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

EVERETT — Starting in September, retailers in Everett will be barred from using single-use plastic bags at checkout.

Councilmembers unanimously approved the ban Wednesday night. Shoppers will have the option of purchasing a thicker plastic or paper bag for $0.05. They also can bring their own.

The local organization 350 Everett proposed the reusable bag ordinance earlier this year, working with the advocacy group Zero Waste Washington.

The change is going to improve the cleanliness and look of neighborhoods, said Pam Kepford, who led the push for 350 Everett.
“This is one place individual people can make a difference,” she said.

Presenting the proposal to neighborhood groups and councilmembers, she earned her nickname “Bag Lady.”

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[maxsolomon]

1. Seattle is coming for your Plastic Bags, WA State!

Panic Now!

Having lived under Seattle's "nanny-state" ban for what, 5 years (?), I can say honestly: ITS NO BIG DEAL.

[RainCaster]

2. So glad they have solved their drug problems and housing and traffic...

Now they can focus on the more mundane issues since they have solved the big problems.

[HeiressofBickworth]

3. Will the garbage hauler

change their rules? Currently, it requires used kitty litter to be double plastic bagged for disposal. We use two grocery bags to dispose of used kitty litter. There is nothing cheap on the market to substitute.
OTOH, does this mean that the grocery plastic bags are no longer "single-use" if we use them to dispose of the kitty litter?