Update: The ordinance amending Anchorage Municipal Code Sections 14.60.030 and 15.95.020 – to enact a sunset date for the requirement to charge a fee for providing an alternative bag – failed, with threeRead More
Homer and Haines Ring in the New Year with Plastic Bag Bans
On New Year’s Day, Homer and Haines joined a growing laundry list of Alaskan communities banning single-use plastic bags less than 2.5 mils thick. As of January 1, Anchorage, Bethel, Cordova, Haines, Homer,Read More
Anchorage’s plastic bag ban is bad for consumers, businesses
This op-ed originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News on September 20, 2019. As of Sept. 15, Anchorage retailers can no longer provide plastic bags to their customers. Businesses are allowed to provide paperRead More