Paper bag must have a manufacture’s stated capacity of one-eighty barrel (882 cubic inches) or larger. no old growth fiber, 100% recyclable, 40% minimum of PCW and specific ID requirements.
Not Defined
Retail establishment means any person, corporation, partnership, business venture, public sports or entertainment facilities, government agency, street vendor or vendor at public events or festivals or organizations that sell or provide merchandise, goods or materials including, without limitation, clothing, food, beverages, household goods, or personal items of any kind directly to a customer. Examples include but are not limited to department stores, clothing stores, jewelry stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, home improvement stores, liquor stores, convenience stores, gas stations, restaurants, food vending trucks, farmers markets and temporary vendors of food and merchandise at street fairs and festivals. Food banks and other food assistance programs are not considered to be retail establishments for the purposes of this section.
8/212013 Reviewing in their August meeting, expecting to set a proposal review in late September. 5/13/2013 Currently in the process of forming a team to start to draft a county-wide proposal. 1/2013 WA Solid Waste Reduction finalized a report recommending the Cities within Thurston County adapt a bag ban ordinance.
