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The proposed Single Use Plastic Bag Fee ordinance appears to be picking up steam in Elgin , Illinois.
- Two members of the city council contacted Tia & Erik after The Elgin Watchman launched its anonymous straw poll of those elected officials. Both agreed to interviews!
- The executive director of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County (aka the person who wrote the Single Use Plastic Bag Ordinance for Woodstock, IL) agreed to an interview.
- A city staff person from a different municipality -- who wanted to remain anonymous -- agreed to speak with The Elgin Watchman podcast about his experience with implementation of a reusable shopping bag program that he helped implement.
We will publish one podcast per day leading up to the Elgin Sustainability Commission meeting on Tuesday, August 9th at 6pm at the Centre of Elgin in downtown Elgin inside the ballroom (or possibly one of the conference rooms next to the ballroom). Why? Because rumor has it that the commission will be taking a vote on whether to recommend the city council consider this proposed ordinance, which the commission has been working on for the last four years.
Today's podcast features a former employee from a different municipality who wanted to remain anonymous. A few years ago, he worked for a municipality who implemented a reusable shopping bag giveaway program in advance of implementing their community's Single Use Plastic Bag Fee ordinance. He shares his experiences.
(Note: On Friday, The Elgin Watchman published an interview with councilwoman Tish Powell. Saturday's special edition podcast featured an interview with city councilman Corey Dixon. CLICK HERE for Tish Powell, and CLICK HERE for Corey Dixon.)
A special THANK YOU to "Tom"for agreeing to come on the podcast to discuss what went into a different municipality's efforts to do what the Sustainability Commission is proposing for Elgin, IL. We hope you enjoy this level of transparency and share this podcast with friends and family who you think will enjoy it, too.
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