Stettler Bag Ban Survey for Business |
Stettler area uses over 1 million single-use plastic checkout bags each year. We use them for just a few minutes. Many end up in our ditches, our soils and our water systems and will take 400 years to break down. We can change this.
Similar to what some other municipalities have done to address this, a single-use plastic ‘checkout’ bag ban would potentially ban all plastic checkout bags that are thinner than 2 mil, like those at most grocery stores.
There would potentially be exemptions, such as plastic bags for produce, bulk items, flowers, take-out food, and thicker bags that have a longer life. It would not ban garbage bags or pet waste bags.
Similar to what some other municipalities have done to address this, a single-use plastic ‘checkout’ bag ban would potentially ban all plastic checkout bags that are thinner than 2 mil, like those at most grocery stores.
There would potentially be exemptions, such as plastic bags for produce, bulk items, flowers, take-out food, and thicker bags that have a longer life. It would not ban garbage bags or pet waste bags.