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Plastic Free QAC presents survey data and urges countywide single-use carryout bag ban
Summary
Plastic Free Queen Anne's County presented five survey data points showing high public support in Centerville for a single-use carryout plastic bag ban and urged commissioners to consider extending Centerville's ordinance countywide.
Ben Tacuni Lee, founder of Plastic Free QAC, presented five survey data sources at the Feb. 25 Queen Anne's County commissioners meeting and urged the commission to consider a countywide single-use carryout plastic bag ban.
Key survey findings Lee reported: - Shopper observations in Centerville grocery stores (post-ordinance): 80% of shoppers used reusable bags or no bags, compared with about 13% reusable/no-bag use in February 2020. Lee said only about 19.1% of shoppers in Centerville purchased paper bags priced at 10 cents. - A “shoppers attitude”…
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