Seattle Plastic Bag Ban Revisited

SEATTLE–There have been a surprising number of inquiries into the looming Seattle ordinance which will impose a fee of 20 cents per plastic or paper bag at all Seattle grocery and convenience stores–and which will additionally ban the sort of foam containers popularized by the ubiquitous teriyaki shops all around town.

So let’s get back to the basics and look at what this ordinance does, and why it is bad for you:

Signatures to Stop Seattle Plastic Bag Ban

SEATTLE–Last night as I got out of my car and walked into the local Thriftway I noticed a man holding a sign getting into a heated debate with another man. Presuming the man to be some Obama-supporting, Change-We-Can-Believe-In, Save-Puget-Sound-but-really-the-money-goes-towards-funding-the-PAC-itself-and-its-bloated-bureaucracy, Help-The-Democrats-Take-Back-The-White-House, or insert-miscellaneous-misguided-liberal-so-called-progressive-organization-here member I began to lament his presence mentally but then glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw he was collecting signatures to STOP THE SEATTLE PLASTIC BAG TAX. 

(Disclaimer: Though hardly a Democrat, I will likely be voting for Obama this fall. Or maybe Ron Paul. I don’t know. And Bobby Hadley has no problem with Democrats; just PACs which fatten their purses under the guise of purporting further their respective causes)

Pay for Plastic? Seattle Approves Fee for Bags and Ban on Foam

 

SEATTLE–In an unsurprising move, the city council voted today (6-1) to impose a 20 cent fee per plastic or paper bag issued at local grocery and convenience stores beginning next January. Additionally, the city unanimously voted to ban foam containers at food-services businesses to take effect at the same time.