On Aug. 27, 2010, Edmonds became the first city in Washington to ban the single-use, checkout line plastic bags in grocery stores.
As the one-year anniversary ban is on Saturday, Edmonds Patch thought it would be interesting to gauge the public's comments on the ban.
Paper or plastic?
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Edmonds' ordinance allows plastic bags for produce, meat, prepared and bulk food at groceries and for restaurant take-out food. The ban effects all retail establishments, not just grocery stores.
Edmonds grocery and retail stores have switched to paper bags, and consumers are encouraged to use multiple-use cloth bags.
Bellingham is slated to ban the bags next year, and received help from Edmonds.
