NE1: Single-Use Plastic Carrier Act (passed)

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

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sponsor: clyde

mr representative, you have 36 hours to advocate for your bill.

[pikachu]

Before Clyde starts, I'd actually up the charge to $0.10. They already do it in some states IRL, so I'm sure Atlasia could take it.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

there's already a 20¢ charge on a federal level but i'm actually fine with layering a regional charge on top of it

[Clyde1998]

there's already a 20¢ charge on a federal level but i'm actually fine with layering a regional charge on top of it

Federal law is a bit strict. One amendment that I'm going to make - I though I'd included it originally - is that any profits from this should be donated to charities, rather than it being a tax.

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[DemPGH]

I absolutely support this and would be willing to go further. Too many damn plastic bags, and too many people don't recycle them. Before I started using the self-checkouts in Giant Eagle, Wal-Mart, et. al., I would actually ask my cashier not to use one plastic bag per 1-2 items - like, put as much in one as you possibly can. So then they would double bag them, which defeated the purpose. I started using self checkout.

Aldi does this the right way - it's like .25 for a paper bag, and I don't think they have plastic bags. I always take a box or a shopping bag in with me.

[Clark Kent]

Instead of fines, how about tax incentives?

[Clyde1998]

Instead of fines, how about tax incentives?

I wouldn't describe the charge as a fine - as it requires companies to give the profits from their carrier bag sales to charities.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

we'll have a vote on this now

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representatives have 48 hours to vote aye, nay, or abstain

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

aye

[Clark Kent]

Nay

[Clyde1998]

Aye

[DemPGH]

Yes.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

this has passed 3-1, with rep. rgn not voting