Daily News | Philly’s ban has prevented 200 million plastic bags from being used
ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff PhotographerA Philadelphia ban has prevented 200 million plastic bags from being used — the equivalent to filling City Hall with bags every eight months, according to a report released Thursday.
They found that the ban significantly reduced plastic bag use while increasing the use of paper and reusable bags. Overall, the estimated number of disposable bags dropped considerably, even taking into account a rise in the use of paper bags.“I would say that overall the ban had a huge, very positive impact,” said David Masur, executive director of the nonprofit environmental advocacy group PennEnvironment.
Philadelphia Councilmember Mark Squilla said he is “pleased to see the positive impact the ban has had on the environment and the cleanliness of our city in just one year. The residents of our city have become accustomed to reusable bags.” Before the ban, the study says, roughly 64% of consumers in Philadelphia used at least one plastic bag when shopping at one of the sample stores, 17.7% used at least one paper bag, 21.9% used at least one reusable bag and 4.9% of consumers used no bag.
“Taken together, the ban led to a large decrease in the proportion of consumers using a plastic bag, with consumers mainly switching to either paper bags or reusable bags,” the authors wrote.
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