On Monday, the Newton City Council approved an ordinance that will require stores to charge a ten cent fee to all paper bags and also expanded the city’s plastic bag ban to include more stores and thicker bag. Once again, the initiative was championed by...
The Newton City Council’s Programs & Services Finance committee will discuss a proposed expansion on the city’s plastic bag ban and adding a ten-cent fee on all check out bags, including paper bags. The rules would eliminate the current exemptions...
Disposable plastic checkout bags would be eliminated at retail establishments in Newton, and customers would be charged a fee to use a paper or reusable bag under a proposal that will be considered on Tuesday by the City Council, John Hilliard reports for the...
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