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.

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* 1. Does your business provide checkout bags to customers? (If NO, there is no need to complete the rest of the survey.)

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* 2. If yes, approximately how many of the following bags do you provide per day?

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* 3. Does your business charge for checkout bags?

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* 4. What volume of plastic checkout bags do you currently have in stock?

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* 5. Should a plastic checkout bag ban be implemented, how much notice should be given to businesses?

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* 6. Do you agree with the concept of a ban on single-use plastic checkout bags in the Town of Stettler, as described above?

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* 7. Other thoughts?

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