Shropshire Gets a Victory!

Bay Weekly

February 28, 2008

In Annapolis, plastic bags will soon be scarce in city chain stores. The City Council voted eight to one to order major grocery and drugstore chains to cut the number of plastic bags distributed at checkout by 40 percent. The amendment joined a larger bill to form an Environmental Review Committee to oversee Annapolis’ environmental policies. The amendment gives sponsoring Alderman Sam Shropshire a comeback victory in his campaign to encourage reusable bags. To get shoppers started on their reusable bag collection, Mayor Ellen Moyer is distributing thousands of cloth bags. City chains have until May 31, 2009, to cut back. Next, we’ll see if the Maryland General Assembly favors a total ban on plastic checkout bags statewide…