DC Govt: Free Reusable Bags

by Brandon Fuller on Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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From the District Department of the Environment:

As part of the District’s “Skip the Bag, Save the River” campaign, the District Department of the Environment and CVS/pharmacy have teamed up to distribute reusable shopping bags. Beginning January 1, 2010, District businesses that sell food or alcohol must charge you 5 cents for every disposable paper or plastic carry-out bag. You can save a nickel by bringing your own.

To learn more about the new bag law, and DDOE’s efforts to clean up the Anacostia River, please visit http://green.dc.gov/bags today.

DDOE/CVS Bag Distribution Events

Thursday, December 03, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 845 Bladensburg Rd. NE
Friday, December 04, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 4851 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Monday, December 07, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 1900 7th St. NW
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 5550 Connecticut Ave. NW
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 5013 Connecticut Ave. NW
Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 6514 Georgia Ave. NW
Friday, December 11, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 110 Carroll Ave. NW
Monday, December 14, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 1403 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 4859 MacArthur Blvd. NW
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 1201 Maryland Ave. SW
Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 1100 New Jersey Ave. SE
Friday, December 18, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 401 M St. SW
Monday, December 21, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 2646 Naylor Rd. SE
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:30 a .m. – 1:30 p.m. 3230 Pennsylvania Ave. SE

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Tags: anacostia river clean up and protection act of 2009, city renewed, DC, district department of the environment, free, plastic bag ban, reusable bags, washington

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Brandon Fuller has written 178 stories on this site.

Brandon Fuller works at the intersection of environmental policy and communications. Currently, he publishes a blog on environmental issues and green living that has been featured in the Washington Post Express, Washingtonian.com, GreenPlanet.com and more. He is also a member of the advisory committee for CarbonFreeDC, a grassroots initiative dedicated to mobilizing DC-area residents to dramatically reduce local carbon emissions. He recently earned a law degree in environmental law and policy and has served as both a Law Clerk and Legislative Assistant for the State of Florida.

The cotton Bags

I appriciate your efforts to make environment clean. The eco friendly reusable bags are great option over plastic bags.

kob

I don't think this 5 cent bag tax is going to go over very well. The vast majority of people are probably unaware of it. The stores seem unready for it. There was no basis for setting a 5 cent tax versus a 25 cent tax. DC approved this legislation almost blindly. There is no provision in the legislation for determining whether the bag tax is reducing bag use or assisting in an environmental clean-up. It's only measure is the amount of tax collected and, quite frankly, I don't think DC really has a way to audit bag use. And there is no way of telling whether this tax money will provide money to clean up the Anacostia or be used to offset funds already earmarked for sewer cleaning. It was an easy piece of legislation for DC to pass because it meant more tax revenue under the green banner. My prediction is that there will be push to repeal it within the year in response to complaints.

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