Blog entries tagged Seattle http://www.bagitagain.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:11:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.bagitagain.com/92-seattle-votes-down-plastic-bag-tax-92.html <p>Strike up another victory for the plastic bag lobby. &nbsp;The city of Seattle was to begin a 20 cent fee per non-reusable plastic or paper bag distributed at the checkout counter beginning January 1. &nbsp;The deep-pocketed Progressive Bag Affiliates, which &quot;promotes the responsible use, reuse, recycling and disposal of pastic bags&quot; (huh?), pumped $1.4 million into a campaign to bring the issue to a referendum. &nbsp;The law was voted down by the people today. &nbsp;</p><p>ProgressRead More... John Allegro Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100 Seattle save the plastic bag reusable bags Recycling Plastic Bags