Plastic Bag Ban Passes in Salisbury

SALISBURY, Md – Some changes are on the way for many of Salisbury’s businesses, as a recent plastic bag ban was approved.
The ban does not go in into effect until July 1st to give businesses time to adjust to the new rule, one that Salisbury City Council member, Michele Gregory says was in an effort to make the city more environmentally conscious and limit harmful waste.

“We see an alarming amount of trash and garbage in waterways, and on our streets and plastic bags are far and away one of the number one offenders. We wanted to do something to combat it to clean our waterways up, help clean our parks and our natural areas, Said Gregory”

Gregory also told 47ABC that the ban will be for any business that uses plastic bags on a daily basis, and also that the city will be working with the community to get reusable bags to those who need them most.