Group pushes for plastic bag ban in BurbankTask force recommends the city ban their use by retail stores.
Burbank Leader: 7.26.2011 by Maria Hsin
A ban on plastic bags from store checkouts has been recommended by the Sustainable Burbank Task Force.
Councilman Gary Bric, a non-voting council representative to the task force, said the task force recommended the city move forward with a ban.
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The county ban went into effect July 1 for stores with gross annual sales of $2 million, or that have at least 10,000 square feet of floor space. Smaller stores in the county must comply by Jan. 1, 2012.
In addition to the plastic bag ban, the county ordinance imposes a 10-cent charge on recyclable paper bags.
Jessica Aldridge, executive director of the Burbank Green Alliance, who attended the task force meeting, said she is supportive of a plastic bag ban. READ MORE !
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