Baltimore’s City Council has approved a ban on retailers’ use of plastic bags and has set a 5-cent fee on paper bags.
The legislation applies to grocery stores, convenience stores, pharmacies, restaurants and gas stations, although some types of products would be exempt, such as fresh fish, meat or produce, newspapers, dry cleaning and prescription drugs. Retailers would keep 4 cents from the fee for each alternative bag they supply, such as a paper bag, with a penny going to city coffers, reports The Baltimore Sun.
