plastic bags
They seem to be everywhere. In our trees. In our streams.
It's time to say NO to the single-use bag tradition.
Learn more below about our current legislative approach and the problem with bags.
It's time to say NO to the single-use bag tradition.
Learn more below about our current legislative approach and the problem with bags.
petition
Help us phase out plastic bags from Maryland for good! Show your Baltimore City Councilmembers that you support our bill by signing our petition below.
We, as registered voters of Baltimore City, support a proposal to levy a tax of 5-10 cents on plastic bags. We recognize the harmful effects that plastic bags can have on Baltimore’s environment, including its local urban streams and Inner Harbor. Also concerning is the developing research on the harmful effects plastics have on our health. Multiple cities across the country, from Washington, D.C., to New York, NY, have successfully taxed plastic bags and have seen positive changes in behavior, with an overall decline in the use of disposable bags. We believe that a tax can help change Baltimoreans’ behavior for the better, and we propose that the money raised be directly used for pollution removal in Baltimore’s waterways, through innovations like a trash-collecting water wheel.
legislative options
Here at Baltimore Beyond Plastic, we are investigating potential plastic bag solutions in the Baltimore City Council.
But we need your help deciding: ban or tax? Take the survey below!
But we need your help deciding: ban or tax? Take the survey below!
What's wrong with plastic bags?
Check out this neat infographic by Reuse the Bag below!
(https://www.reusethisbag.com/reusable-bag-infographics/the-truth-about-plastic.php)
(https://www.reusethisbag.com/reusable-bag-infographics/the-truth-about-plastic.php)
