Word is that protesters such as ShopRite and the plastics industry lobbied against the bill, causing

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City Council voted against bally refrigeration 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 protesters such as ShopRite and the plastics industry lobbied against the bill, causing its demise. Opponents to the bill claimed that banning plastic bags would force many stores to use paper, which “has an even greater environmental impact.” (this is debatable, but the eco-friendliest option is to BYO(re-usable)B. )
So frustrating! Here’s an update: Philly.com updated their article from yesterday. My favorite quote “The city’s new Greenworks plan has endorsed measures to limit plastic-bag use. When Mayor Nutter introduced the plan earlier this year, he chanted to an audience at the Franklin bally refrigeration Institute: “No more plastic bags!” http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/20090619_Philadelphia_Council_rejects_plastic-bag_ban.html
Kind of ironical that the Greenworks plan is emphasizing limit on plastic bags (which i assumed bally refrigeration but didn’t read thoroughly yesterday) and we can’t even pass one measure? Hope the other initiatives pass easier!
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