[Summit] FW: [Providence City Council set to consider disposable bag reduction ordinance THIS THURSDAY.

[Greg Gerritt]

The business can charge whatever it sees fit, it must be at least 10 cents,
but it gets to keep the money, and rather than becoming a cost (for bags to
give away with each sale) it can become a profit item.  greg

From:  Coryndon Luxmoore <coryndon at luxmoore.com>
Date:  Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7:08 AM
To:  Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
Cc:  Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Subject:  Re: [Summit] FW: [Providence City Council set to consider
disposable bag reduction ordinance THIS THURSDAY.

How does a having to collect a 10¢ fee reduce business costs especially
after forcing retailers to offer more expensive bags?

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018, 2:58 PM Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com> wrote:
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> The Providence City Council is strongly considering the passage of a bill that
> would ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags and place a fee of at
> least 10 cents on paper and thicker reusable plastic bags.
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> As we know, litter and plastic pollution are closely tied with the stormwater,
> community greening, and climate issues on which many of us work.
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> The city council's ordinance committee will be considering this ordinance THIS
> THURSDAY, February 22, at 5:30 pm at City Hall.
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