Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban, New Solid Waste Contract Among Things Coming to Athens, OH in 2024

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Athens City Council recently introduced an ordinance to reduce single-use plastic bags (SUBPs) within the City of Athens. Some businesses embracing the idea have never given out SUPBs, while some other businesses have expressed concern that requiring customers to replace SUPBs with reusable bags will be an economic burden.

The ordinance covers stores and vendors with a proposed effective date of Jan. 1, 2024. This delay in enactment allows businesses to use up their supplies of SUPBs and, if they desire, arrange bag alternatives for customers to purchase. Better yet, it gives customers in Athens not accustomed to using reusable bags more opportunity to get into that habit of bringing their own reusable bags.

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