BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag) or Pay the Price… DC Legislation is Step in Right Direction
No one can disagree that the Anacostia River is in dire straits. Anyone who’s volunteered to help clean up the local waterway has seen the massive debris washed up on its shores. Chief among the myriad pollutants are plastic bags. Bags that take up to 1,000 years to decompose, literally choking animal and plant life in …
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The District Department of the Environment has posted pictures of the Mayor’s Green Summer Job Corps members doing some work in the community. In these pictures, it appears they are working on removing invasive species from the Anacostia River ecosystem. Well done guys!
The pictures were taken by Rick Reinhard and posted on DDOE’s Picasa page.
To learn more about the Mayor’s program click HERE and check out additional pictures after the job.
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The DC Council has voted to unanimously support the Anacostia River Clean-Up and Protection Act of 2009. Although an additional vote is necessary to move the bill to the Mayor for his signature, it looks inevitable that the legislation, and the plastic ban included therein, will be law very soon.
Under the law, retailers will be prohibited from giving out plastic bags that are not recyclable. In addition, a 5 cent charge …
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