Bring Your Own Bag
“10 cities in Texas have passed local ordinances to deal with single-use bag pollution. Texas cities large and small, coastal and rural, have taken action to phase out disposable bags for a variety of reasons. Plastic and paper single-use bags waste resources, pollute our waterways and are a growing threat to wildlife.”
https://www.texasenvironment.org/campaign/bag-the-bags/
Solutions:
- Require a 5 cent per bag fee
- Prohibit the sale, distribution and use of plastic bags from retail-grocery stores
Texas Constitution
Code – Health and Safety Code
Chapter – 361 Solid Waste Disposal Act
Section – 361.0961 Restrictions of of Authority of Local Government or other Political Subdivision
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