A Plastic Bag Ban with a 10¢ Fee Is Best for the Environment with Limited Cost to Consumers
A plastic bag ban with a 10-cent fee on paper would dramatically decrease emissions of greenhouse gasses and sulfur dioxide, and the consumption of fossil fuels and fresh water at an annual cost of $3.33 per consumer — customers using EBT, SNAP, and WIC would be exempt.
“Ban on plastic bags Could have big impact on litter, climate change, WNC nonprofit says”
Click here to read the full WLOS article, featuring an interview with MountainTrue’s Watershed Science and Policy Manager, Anna Alsobrook — published March 22, 2023.
“Plastic regulation coming to Asheville: City Council OKs plastic reduction measures”
Click here to read the full Asheville Citizen Times article — published October 11, 2022.
“‘More than unsightly trash:’ Advocates push for ban on single-use plastic in Asheville”
Click here to read the full WLOS article — published September 14, 2022.
“Plastic bag ban will be considered by Asheville Council; members urge expedited process”
Click here to read the full Asheville Citizen Times article — published September 13, 2022.
“Mountain Nonprofit: Microplastic Pollution widespread through waters of Western NC”
Click here to read the full WLOS article — published March 11, 2022.
“Group pushes for plastic bag, single-use plastics ban for buncombe county”
Click here to read the full WLOS article — published March 11, 2022.
Plastic-Free WNC
Together, we can stop plastic pollution at its source. Let’s enact common-sense laws at the state and local levels to limit the use of single-use plastics before they end up as litter in our rivers, lakes, and streams.
Join us for a screening of ‘the Story of Plastic’
On Wednesday, January 26, MountainTrue is hosting a special screening of The Story of Plastic, followed by a live Q&A session featuring members of MountainTrue’s Water Quality Team and other experts.
This is what a Model Ordinance Could Look like
North Carolina’s Solid Waste Management Act doesn’t just give local governments the authority to act on plastics. Because the presence of a pollutant that is harmful to both human health and the environment has been documented in our region, the law mandates that local governments must act.
Here is a model ordinance that we encourage local governments to adapt to their needs.