SB711: Plastic carryout bags; retail merchant shall provide durable plastic bag, with handles, etc.

Chief Patron

Fred Quayle (R-13)
Served: 1992–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

02/05/2008: Failed to Pass in Committee

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Summary

Plastic carryout bags. Authorizes a locality to provide that a retail merchant located within its jurisdiction shall not provide to any of its customers at the point of sale any plastic carryout bag in which a product or products purchased by any such customer from such store is placed unless such plastic carryout bag is a durable plastic bag, with handles, that is at least 2.25 mils thick and is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse.

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Video

Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 02/05/2008.

Comments

Eileen Levandoski writes:

Where's this one coming from?

Posted 6 months ago. #

Waldo Jaquith writes:

Entire nations have already passed this ban. The idea is to eliminate existing plastic grocery bags, which never break down (they do hypothetically, but only if left exposed to full sun for months or years, which is impossible in a landfill), and are often seen wrapped around trees, littering streams, etc.

Posted 6 months ago. #

Claire Ward writes:

San Franciso has a municipal ordinance to this effect, as do many other US cities.

Posted 6 months ago. #

Katy Irene St. Marie writes:

Oh, I am so in favor of this, I could jump for joy. Plastic bags need petroleum for their production and there are so many of them. It's so wasteful and disrespectful of the environment and resources.

Posted 6 months ago. #