This August, Seattle will be voting on a plastic bag tax, the first in the US, which will HOPEFULLY dramatically reduce the amount of plastic bags used at stores all across Seattle. Voting to approve Referendum 1, customers will be charged a tax for plastic bags, but if you bring your own bag, you pay no extra tax.

For more information, visit the Seattle Green Bag Campaign website, to find out more.

This campaign is based on the PlasTax, passed in 2002 in the Republic of Ireland, which saw a 90% drop in consumption of plastic bags. Thats over 1 billion fewer bags!!!

I think this could be an important step for people to act as a reminder to bring those bags with you where ever you go. Visit Reusablebags.com for a great selection of bags! But you don’t have to buy new bags either. Bring any bag you have around the house, reuse the paper bags you have collected from grocery stores, backpacks, or buy a bag from your grocery store for .99$!

Good luck Seattle! Don’t forget to Vote!

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