Posts Tagged ‘plastic bag ban’
Plastic Bags & Storm Water
4.8.2022 – Albuquerque City Council has voted to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto of their plastic bag ban repeal. Council members who voted to repeal the ordinance cited extra costs on both businesses and consumers, but environmental groups say it’s a step backwards. Environment correspondent Laura Paskus talks with a Bernalillo County official who explains…
Read MoreThe Line: Albuquerque City Councilors Approve Plastic Bag Ban
April 19, 2019 – The Albuquerque City Council passed—after major amendments—a ban on some plastics. Approved by a 5-to-3 vote, the ban on plastic bags at grocers and retailers will go into effect on January 1, 2020, if Mayor Tim Keller signs off on it. Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists debate whether the…
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