There’s still one more step before the ban becomes law.
Yesterday, Philadelphia City Council voted to ban plastic bags during a Licenses and Inspections hearing.
The original bill had a ban on plastic and 15 cents for all other bags. However, the fee was removed from the bill due to a compromise with Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez saying the fee was regressive to low-income residents.
According to WHYY, there is backlash on removing the free. “No fee is a mistake,” Maurice Sampson, the Eastern Pennsylvania director for Clean Water Action. “If you can get a bag easily, you’re not going to look for a reusable bag.”
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Is the next step a full city council vote? If so when would that be held?