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Committee backs Brown's proposal to raise bag charge to 25¢ and ban plastic pre‑checkout bags, sends amended ordinance to full Board
Summary
Supervisors advanced an updated environmental code that would raise the checkout bag fee from 10¢ to 25¢, ban plastic pre‑checkout bags and define compostable requirements; the committee adopted technical amendments and forwarded the item to the full Board with a recommendation.
Supervisor Jane Brown introduced an ordinance July 8 to raise San Francisco’s checkout bag charge from 10¢ to 25¢ and to prohibit plastic pre‑checkout (produce) bags, requiring those bags to be paper or meet compostable labeling and ASTM verification standards. Director Debbie Raphael of the Department of the Environment told the committee that many stores now distribute thicker 'reusable' plastic bags that are rarely reused and often contaminate compost streams; department surveys show about 40% of stores offer only plastic…
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