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From YouTube: Board Wrap-Up: 5-Cent Plastic Bag Tax
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A wrap-up of decisions made at Arlington County Government’s September 2021 Board meeting.
A
We
are
getting
quite
a
few
questions
actually
regarding
the
new
plastic
bag
tax
that
was
enacted.
Of
course,
this
was
a
regional
effort,
fairfax
county
city
of
alexandria
and
arlington
all
enact
you
know
adopted
this
in
the
same
week.
Tell
me
a
little
bit
about
this
plastic
bag
tax
and
what
the
catalyst
for
doing
it
now
was.
B
Well,
part
of
the
catalyst
for
being
able
to
do
it
now
is
that
we
needed
a
legislative
change
in.
We
needed
needed
a
lot
of
change
in
richmond
and
we
just
were
able
to
get
that
over
the
past
year
and
a
half
really
with
the
authorization
just
starting
right
now,
and
so
we
needed
that
change,
but
this
is
sound
policy
that
helps
us
protect
and
steward
our
environment.
B
I
know
a
lot
of
friends
in
dc
who
were
wondering
about
this
when
it
was
implemented
about
a
decade
ago,
and
it
has
really
turned
out.
Well,
it's
a
five
cent
fee
of
which
some
of
that
money
goes
back
to
the
state.
That's
just
the
reality
of
where
we,
the
legislation
is,
but
some
of
that
money
will
go
to
arlington
two
cents
at
the
start,
eventually,
one
cent
to
help
with
our
education
really.
The
purpose
here
is
to
get
people
to
use,
bring
those
reusable
bags
and
save
the
environment.
B
If
you've
ever
done
a
cleanup
on
a
river,
you
know
that
the
plastic
bags
are
everywhere
and
we
do
know
there
are
some
concerns
related
to
equity.
So
we're
going
to
have
to.
We
have
still
have
three
months
before
we
actually
implement
that,
and
those
three
months
are
meant
to
make
sure
that
our
convenience
stores
that
serve
our
residents
most
in
need
have
the
supports
they
need
and
that
we
can
sort
of
work
out
all
of
the
the
kinks
in
the
system
so
that
we're
ready
to
go
in
january.
But
we're
very
pleased.
C
And
we
have
heard
a
lot,
a
number
of
concerns,
which
I
thought
I
might
try
to
address
a
little
bit
here
first,
and
I
think,
as
I
said,
dc
and
maryland,
both
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time.
So,
if,
if
anybody
in
arlington
has
ever
gone
into
dc
or
maryland
and
chopped,
I
don't
think
it's
it
hasn't,
they
haven't
noticed
a
huge
difference
and
those
have
gone
fine.
C
So
that
reassures
me
that
this
that
we
can
work
this
out,
but
the
so
you've
got
those
in
the
picture
here,
which
is
great
those
kind
of
bags.
Those
are
the
ones
we
don't
want
if
you've
got
the
multiple
use
ones.
Those
are
fine
if
you
put
buy
trash
bags
to
put
your
trash
in
and
put
your
trash
out,
those
are
still
fine
and
the
clear
plastic
bags
that
you
would
get
your
your
produce
or
your
fish
or
your
chicken
or
something
that
you
don't
want
to
get.
Those
are
still
fine.
C
So
it's
it's
not
this
blanket
change,
it's
really
those
ones
that
you
find
in
the
river
all
the
time
when
you
clean
it
up,
and
I
I
read-
I
think
it
was
in
dc
that
the
the
number
of
trash
bags
that
they
found
in
the
next
river
cleanup
after
they
went-
I
mean
it
like
got
half
I
mean
it's
just.
It
really
makes
a
huge
difference
and
boy,
it's
pretty
clear.
We
need
to
step
up
and
start
doing
some
some
things
and
this
this
is
not
going
to
be
bad.
C
I
think
it's
going
to
be
great
and
there'll
be
a
little
adjustment
period,
but
I
think
it's
going
to
go
real
well.