College Park City Council bans single-use plastic bags starting Sept. 1
The Better Bag Bill, which passed unanimously, bans single-use plastic bags and requires at least a 10-cent fee for paper and reusable carryout bags.
Green initiatives are not enough. Maryland needs a plastic bag tax.
A plastic bag tax could decrease usage and incentivize further environmentalism.
Maryland’s proposed plastic bag ban isn’t the quick fix it looks like
Plastic bags harm the environment — but so do the alternatives.