The ban on single-use plastic bags in Baltimore County starts November 1. While it hasn’t taken effect, Republican Councilman Todd Crandell is looking to make some changes.
Crandell said liquor stores and restaurants shouldn’t charge customers five cents for paper carryout bags. That’s one facet of the upcoming law which he wants addressed now.
“The law goes into effect late this fall,” said the District 7 councilman. “And businesses have to make plans on how they’re going to react and reorganize to do what they need to do.”
Suzanne Richardson, with the Greater Baltimore Sierra Club, testified in opposition to the changes Tuesday. “The bill was only approved six months ago. Changes at this time would simply sow confusion,” said Richardson.
Other testifiers said that Bill 53-23 would diminish behaviors driving people to ‘think in a more ecological way.’ One resident, Beth Miller, said she opposed the amendments because she didn’t “want to remove [recyclable] plastic bags from the Chesapeake Bay for years to come.”
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