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Officials cite millions fewer plastic bags in circulation; staff asked to reconcile report numbers
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Environmental Committee · December 10, 2024
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Chairman Walkinshaw and Chairman McKay highlighted multi‑million reductions in plastic bag counts since the bag tax was enacted; another supervisor asked staff to reconcile Clean Fairfax stream‑count methodology before public release.
Chairman (Supervisor) James Walkinshaw drew the committee’s attention to data he said show large reductions in plastic bag usage since the county’s bag tax took effect. Walkinshaw cited a comparison of January–July 2023 to January–July 2024 that he said showed 2,000,000 fewer plastic bags, and he…
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