Plastic bags will not be banned in the City of Toronto after all. The decision was made yesterday after the city solicitor provided some confidential advice to City Council. I suppose the legal team made it clear that the city would probably lose Continue Reading
Toronto: Reverse the Bag Ban
As most of my readers know, I have a strong personal opinion regarding the plastic bag ban in the City of Toronto, which will take effect January 1, 2013. Most people are so happy that they don't have to pay 5 cents for a bag that they don't realize Continue Reading
Goodbye fee, goodbye plastic bags
Last night, I wrote about Toronto's war on the plastic bag. Tonight, Toronto City Council voted to eliminate the 5 cent bag fee, effective July 1, 2012. However, they also voted 24-20 to ban plastic bags in the City of Toronto by January 1, 2013. If Continue Reading
Update: Toronto’s war on plastic bags
I complained recently that the plastic bag fee in Toronto probably wouldn't be abolished due to the left-wingers on city council. Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. Because instead of the bag fee, they now want to ban plastic bags entirely. Continue Reading