Disposable Grocery Bag Tax Fails In VA House Panel
January 21, 2013 | 1 min to read
A perennial proposal to place a tax on disposable grocery bags has failed again in the General Assembly.
The measure (HB1381) introduced by Del. Joe Morrissey, D-Henrico County, would have imposed a tax of 5 cents per bag on the plastic and paper bags, with the revenue going into the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund.
The intent of the bill, Morrissey said, was to encourage use of reusable bags instead, resulting in less waste going into landfills and protecting birds and livestock, which can die from ingesting plastic bags that litter the countryside.
The measure was supported by environmental groups and opposed by bag manufacturers.
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