IN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS, SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS LIKE YOU GET AT THE GROCERY STORE WILL BE ITEM OF THE PAST. JANUARY 1ST IS WHEN ALBUQUERQUE’S PLASTIC BAG BAN TAKES EFFECT. BUT THE CITY’S GIVING RESIDENTS MORE TIME TO ADJUST TO THE NEW RULE.
KOB TV REPORTS THAT, STARTING JANUARY 1ST, THE CITY WILL BEGIN HANDING OUT 20-THOUSAND REUSABLE BAGS AT GROCERY STORES AND CITY FACILITIES. BUT IF THE STORE KEEPS PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH PLASTIC BAGS, THEY’LL GET A WARNING. THAT’S A ONE-TIME OCCASION , THOUGH. AFTER THAT FIRST WARNING, ALBUQUERQUE WILL THEN FINE THE STORE 250 DOLLARS FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH THE NEW LAW.
