http://www.greenphillyblog.com Philadelphia's resource for environmental news, companies, events & recycling do's & don'ts Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/06/18/plastic-bag-ban-banned-pro-plastic-philadelphia-shoprite-protests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastic-bag-ban-banned-pro-plastic-philadelphia-shoprite-protests http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/06/18/plastic-bag-ban-banned-pro-plastic-philadelphia-shoprite-protests/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:49:54 +0000 Julie http://greenphillyblog.com/?p=3416 City Council voted against the plastic bag ban the Committee on the Environment passed last week. According to Philly.com, Councilman Frank DiCicco's bill was rejected by Council this morning in a 6-10 vote. Word is that

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/06/18/plastic-bag-ban-banned-pro-plastic-philadelphia-shoprite-protests/feed/ 4 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/06/11/no-more-plastic-bags-philly-almost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-more-plastic-bags-philly-almost http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2009/06/11/no-more-plastic-bags-philly-almost/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:18:40 +0000 Julie http://greenphillyblog.com/?p=3391 Good news - Philly is thisclose to banning an environmental catastrophe - in the form of plastic bags. Yesterday, Philly's City Council's Committee on the Environment voted unanimously to approve legislation banning plastic bags used in supermarkets, pharmacies and stores. The typical plastic bags must be replaced after July 1, 2011 with recyclable paper bags, compostable plastic bags or reusable bags. Part of the ban will also include

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