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July 7, 2010
Making The Case for Reusable Bags

At the opening-night party of the recent Southwestern Drycleaners Association (SDA) Cleaners Showcase (I go to the swankiest soirées), an official said he was going to give me one opportunity — and only one — to explain why he should use a reusable garment bag.

May 11, 2009
House Bill Seeks Bag Tax to Combat Pollution

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) introduced a bill last month that seeks to cut pollution by placing a 5-cent tax on single-use plastic bags from drycleaners, grocery stores and other retailers.

“Our environment is literally choking on plastic bags,” Moran said in a statement, noting that oceans and rivers are clogged with plastic wastes. “Equally disturbing, as these plastics break down, toxic chemicals are being released into the environment.”

June 30, 2008
Environmentalists Against N.Y. Recycling Law

NEW YORK — A leading environmental group has come out against a proposed New York State law mandating plastic-bag recycling, saying it would weaken a similar law set to go into effect next month in New York City.

January 28, 2008
Bloomberg Signs NYC Plastic-Bag Recycling Bill

NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law last Wednesday requiring large retailers to offer a plastic-bag recycling program and use recycled plastic bags. New Yorkers use an estimated 1 billion plastic bags every year.