The city council voted to approve the ban on single-use plastic bags effective next year. We are now shifting our focus to tracking the implementation phase to ensure local businesses remain in full compliance.
November 16, 2012
Final supporters
Plastic Bags are terrible for the environment. Every year Canadians use 9 Billion plastic bags, they blow down the street, dirty our community, choke our wildlife and take 1000 years to break down in a landfill. Recycling plastic bags is inefficient and most are made from non-renewable resources. It's time Lethbridge, Alberta said good-bye once and for all to single-use plastic shopping bags. Many other cities have a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, Fort McMurray. Some countries have an out-right ban on them as well like Italy, India, Bangladesh, Kenya and even China! In fact China has said their ban has saved 4.8 million tonnes of oil. It's our future, lets save the oil we would use for bags and fill up our Jetpacks. -Scott McGregor
Updates
August 21, 2012
The volume of support has reached a level that necessitates a formal response from the city council. I am currently drafting a letter of inquiry to the waste management department to request a discussion regarding the feasibility of a municipal ban.
Reached 100 supporters
August 21, 2012
6 Comments
Lethbridge is way behind on this. just ban them already.
THE WIND BLOWS THEM EVERYWHERE IN THIS CITY. MAKE IT STOP.
About time! Stop the plastic waste it is not hard to bring a bag from home.
they are literally everywhere in the wind. sick of seeing them clogging up the streets and end up in the river
100% agree. Why are we still using these things in 2017?? Use canvas bags people!!
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The city council voted to approve the ban on single-use plastic bags effective next year. We are now shifting our focus to tracking the implementation phase to ensure local businesses remain in full compliance.
November 16, 2012
Final supporters
Plastic Bags are terrible for the environment. Every year Canadians use 9 Billion plastic bags, they blow down the street, dirty our community, choke our wildlife and take 1000 years to break down in a landfill. Recycling plastic bags is inefficient and most are made from non-renewable resources. It's time Lethbridge, Alberta said good-bye once and for all to single-use plastic shopping bags. Many other cities have a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto, Fort McMurray. Some countries have an out-right ban on them as well like Italy, India, Bangladesh, Kenya and even China! In fact China has said their ban has saved 4.8 million tonnes of oil. It's our future, lets save the oil we would use for bags and fill up our Jetpacks. -Scott McGregor
Updates
August 21, 2012
The volume of support has reached a level that necessitates a formal response from the city council. I am currently drafting a letter of inquiry to the waste management department to request a discussion regarding the feasibility of a municipal ban.
Reached 100 supporters
August 21, 2012
6 Comments
I see them stuck in the trees all over the coulees. It looks horrible. Time to get rid of them.
Lethbridge is way behind on this. just ban them already.
THE WIND BLOWS THEM EVERYWHERE IN THIS CITY. MAKE IT STOP.
About time! Stop the plastic waste it is not hard to bring a bag from home.
they are literally everywhere in the wind. sick of seeing them clogging up the streets and end up in the river
100% agree. Why are we still using these things in 2017?? Use canvas bags people!!
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I see them stuck in the trees all over the coulees. It looks horrible. Time to get rid of them.