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alp227

(32,029 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:43 PM Jun 2012

Toronto bans plastic bags by 2013

Source: CBC

Toronto city council has voted to ban plastic bags outright by 2013.

Council had spent Wednesday at city hall debating whether to eliminate a mandatory five-cent bag fee that Mayor Rob Ford had wanted axed.

A majority of councillors decided to kill the bag fee by July 1 of this year, but Willowdale Coun. David Shiner also made a motion to eliminate plastic bags altogether by Jan. 1. His motion passed 24-20.

"It's better than just trying to get rid of the fee; it's getting rid of the bags," Shiner said.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/06/toronto-plastic-bag.html

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Toronto bans plastic bags by 2013 (Original Post) alp227 Jun 2012 OP

Way cool! nt valerief Jun 2012 #1

Rob Ford got dumb-fuckered rurallib Jun 2012 #2

They are banned in Austin, Texas too, GeorgeWW3 Jun 2012 #3

so little of the bags are really recycled -producers want you to think lunasun Jun 2012 #4

Well I suggest Romney get there to visit before 2013, when he'll no longer be welcome. n/t progressivebydesign Jun 2012 #5

They should ban not only plastic bags, NorthCarolina Jun 2012 #6

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. Way cool! nt

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:46 PM

Jun 2012

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

2. Rob Ford got dumb-fuckered

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:02 PM

Jun 2012

buy a few of them bags before they are gone Rob - to cover your head.

GeorgeWW3

(11 posts)

3. They are banned in Austin, Texas too,

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Jun 6, 2012, 10:35 PM

Jun 2012

or will be soon. That's why I push my grocery cart home and call it mine. I treat it like a bicycle and lock it up when not in use. HEB can afford it, but I can't.
"Probama and love your mama 2012." That's how we will solve this problem, the rest is a lie.