Rhode Island HB 7851: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Prohibits large retail establishments from providing plastic checkout bags/all retail establishments providing polystyrene food containers with enforcement by municipalities with opt out election effective January 1, 2021.)

Status: 03/29/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study (as of 2018-03-29)

State: Rhode Island · Session: 2018 · Bill: HB 7851

Subjects: Cities & Towns, Environment, Health & Safety, Waste (Hazardous/Solid/Toxic)

Sponsors: Fogarty, Handy, McEntee, Regunberg, Tanzi

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