Millbrae Considers Plastic and Paper Bag Ban
Millbrae supermarket clerks may soon replace the familiar phrase paper or plastic? with recycled paper or did you bring your own reusable bag?In mid-October, the city council will discuss a proposed ordinance to ban all single-use plastic bags and traditional paper bags at Millbrae's supermarkets. The stores would only be allowed to distribute paper bags made from 40 percent recycled materials. And, due to legal and accounting reasons, grocery stores would charge customers 10 cents for each recycled paper bag.
The original plan was to do a blanket program, affecting every business,¡± said Millbrae Chamber of Commerce President John Ford.Some examples are like a wrist watch camera, chewing wireless Gum Camera, pen camera, car key camera, etc. These types of camera are so much popular in resent time as they are just perfect to perform their role.As it stands now, the ordinance mandates a ban at grocery stores, and seeks a voluntary compliance from all retail businesses.After concerns from the business community, the city scaled the program back from its original intention, Ford said. He thinks it would have been straining on all businesses in Millbrae, especially since they would need to record the number of recycled paper bags distributed.The city would implement the ban in two phases. The first would go into effect on July 1, 2012, impacting large grocery stores, such as Safeway,Mobile phones have become multi-purpose gadgets today, in which you get the features like photography, Multi Function Media Player, internet etc. The big brands like Nokia, Samsung, BlackBerry and LG are launching the handsets as per the needs of present day users. Lucky's and Trader Joe's. The second phase, on Jan. 1, 2013, would apply to the smaller markets, such as Dean' Produce and Kimberly's Fine Foods.
Millbrae would join 10 other California cities in banning plastic bags, such as Palo Alto, San Jose and Berkeley. The city hopes to reduce the amount of litter associated with single-use plastic bags,Make your summer extra special with topfashionelite.com which is offering a superb collection of Juicy Bikinis and swimsuits. Check out topfashionelite.com today and book your range of swimsuits that match your personality. as plastic bags rank five in the top 10 most littered items, according to the Ocean Conservancy.Bay Area residents discard 3.8 of the 19 billion plastic bags used every year in California, according to Save The Bay, a regional environmental organization. On average, Millbrae residents use about 9.5 million plastic bags per year.
Millbrae supermarket clerks may soon replace the familiar phrase paper or plastic? with recycled paper or did you bring your own reusable bag?In mid-October, the city council will discuss a proposed ordinance to ban all single-use plastic bags and traditional paper bags at Millbrae's supermarkets. The stores would only be allowed to distribute paper bags made from 40 percent recycled materials. And, due to legal and accounting reasons, grocery stores would charge customers 10 cents for each recycled paper bag.
The original plan was to do a blanket program, affecting every business,¡± said Millbrae Chamber of Commerce President John Ford.Some examples are like a wrist watch camera, chewing wireless Gum Camera, pen camera, car key camera, etc. These types of camera are so much popular in resent time as they are just perfect to perform their role.As it stands now, the ordinance mandates a ban at grocery stores, and seeks a voluntary compliance from all retail businesses.After concerns from the business community, the city scaled the program back from its original intention, Ford said. He thinks it would have been straining on all businesses in Millbrae, especially since they would need to record the number of recycled paper bags distributed.The city would implement the ban in two phases. The first would go into effect on July 1, 2012, impacting large grocery stores, such as Safeway,Mobile phones have become multi-purpose gadgets today, in which you get the features like photography, Multi Function Media Player, internet etc. The big brands like Nokia, Samsung, BlackBerry and LG are launching the handsets as per the needs of present day users. Lucky's and Trader Joe's. The second phase, on Jan. 1, 2013, would apply to the smaller markets, such as Dean' Produce and Kimberly's Fine Foods.
Millbrae would join 10 other California cities in banning plastic bags, such as Palo Alto, San Jose and Berkeley. The city hopes to reduce the amount of litter associated with single-use plastic bags,Make your summer extra special with topfashionelite.com which is offering a superb collection of Juicy Bikinis and swimsuits. Check out topfashionelite.com today and book your range of swimsuits that match your personality. as plastic bags rank five in the top 10 most littered items, according to the Ocean Conservancy.Bay Area residents discard 3.8 of the 19 billion plastic bags used every year in California, according to Save The Bay, a regional environmental organization. On average, Millbrae residents use about 9.5 million plastic bags per year.
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