Tag: single-use plastic bags
Stop & Shop eliminating single-use plastic bags this summer
PROVIDENCE – This summer, plastic will no longer be an option at Stop & Shop.
And if you want paper, that will cost extra.
The supermarket...
R.I. poised to ban single-use plastic bags at retail checkout
PROVIDENCE - Kate Weymouth, a former Barrington Town Council member, has been waiting for years to see Rhode Island follow her community and finally...
R.I. Senate approves ban on plastic bags
PROVIDENCE - A proposal to ban single-use plastic bags statewide has again cleared the Senate, though House support remains uncertain.
The bag ban legislation sponsored...
Senate approves plastic bag ban
PROVIDENCE – The state Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation banning plastic bags statewide.
The bill, sponsored by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-Providence, prohibits...
Statewide plastic bag ban bill filed in R.I. Senate
PROVIDENCE – The statewide ban on single-use plastic bags is back before the legislature under a new bill filed in the R.I. Senate on...
Elorza vetoes single-use plastic bag ban for now, requests more community...
PROVIDENCE – Saying that it would inordinately affect low-income families, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Monday vetoed a city ordinance amendment that would...
Ordinance to reduce single-use plastic bags introduced to Providence City Council
PROVIDENCE – Providence City Council Majority Whip Jo-Ann Ryan, D-Ward 5, introduced an ordinance on Thursday that would reduce the use of single-use plastic...
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