Evanston’s City Council on May 22 approved an ordinance that will put a 10 cent bag fee at select retailers and require paper point-of-sale bags to consist of at least 40% post-consumer recycled materials.
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Both the compostable material requirement and bag fee will go into effect on Aug. 1, according to Pratt’s memo. The bag fee will not apply to restaurants, non-chain store organizations, retailers with less than 10,000 square feet and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Prescription drug, newspaper, and pre-checkout produce bags are also exempt from the 10-cent fee.
Evanston’s latest 10-cent proposal is a decrease from the 15-cent fee it considered in December. The ordinance was initially proposed as a 10-cent fee. Retailers that violate any provision outlined in the ordinance will be subject to a fine of $100 or more for each offense. The ordinance states that each day the retailer continues to be in violation will be considered a “separate and distinct offense” and may result in the business’ retail establishment’s business license being revoked or suspended.
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