City Considers Plastic Bag Tax
The tax was proposed during the April 25 city council meeting.
Choosing plastic at the check-out line could potentially cost Evanston residents an extra five cents if a bag tax ordinance passes. The proposal was introduced Monday night by Alderman Coleen Burrus (9th Ward). The ordinance would add a five cent tax per each single-use plastic bag and penalize stores that don't comply with the rule. Alderman Ann Rainey (8th Ward) asked Burrus if she would consider a ban on plastic bags instead of a tax, and Burris said she would, according to the Evanston Roundtable.
Richard Schulte
11:55 am on Saturday, April 30, 2011
The plastic bags washing up on the beaches are from cruise ships. The people who take cruises are the same people who live in those "energy-guzzler" homes in Evanston and drive those "gas-guzzler" vehicles (and propose plastic bag taxes). BTW, I really do walk to Whole Foods every morning, and evening too. My Corolla gets over 30 miles per gallon and 10 gallons of gasoline lasts me a month. I don… more ›