Tag: plastic shopping bags

Jim RosicaDecember 13, 2016
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A South Florida lawmaker is trying again to establish pilot programs in coastal communities to outlaw plastic shopping bags. State Rep. David Richardson, a Miami Beach Democrat, filed his bill (HB 93) on Tuesday. Similar legislation has been filed in recent years. Richardson’s bill would let municipalities with pilot programs “enact an ordinance for the regulation […]

Jim RosicaSeptember 8, 2015
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Another South Florida lawmaker is trying again to establish pilot programs in coastal communities to outlaw plastic shopping bags. State Rep. David Richardson, a Miami Beach Democrat, filed his bill (HB 143) on Tuesday. Last session, state Sen. Dwight Bullard, a Cutler Bay Democrat, filed similar legislation that died in committee. Richardson’s bill would let […]


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