Seattle City Council passes broad ban on plastic bags in grocery stores, department and convenience stores [From the web]

SEATTLE, WA, Dec. 20, 2011 (Local News) - Ready to bring your reusable bags everywhere?

The Seattle City Council passed a broad ban on plastic bags Monday, outlawing them not just in grocery stores, but in department stores, clothing stores, convenience stores, home-improvement stores, food trucks and farmers markets.

The bill goes further than bans in other cities, which have largely banished plastic only groceries and sometimes drug stores. Customers in Seattle will still be able to get paper bags from retailers, but for a 5-cent fee.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Plastic bags banned in Seattle

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