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
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
Tired of the Toronto plastic bag fee
Since 2009, the City of Toronto has imposed a 5 cent plastic bag fee on consumers. This means you have to pay for every plastic bag that you require at any retailer in Toronto, be it a clothing, grocery, or drug store. To add insult to injury, Continue Reading