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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Chapter 9-4500, entitled "Prohibition on Use of Certain Bags and Checkout Bag Charge," to permit the use of only certain bags by retail establishments at the point of sale or for a delivery; and establishing a charge, payable by the consumer to the establishment, for the provision of other types of bags; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9. REGULTION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
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CHAPTER 9-4500. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN BAGS BY RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS.
?9-4501. Definitions.
(1) "Effective Date" means the effective date of the ordinance that added this Chapter to The Philadelphia Code.
(2) "Exempted Bag" means:
(a) a bag used inside a retail establishment by a customer to deliver perishable items to the point of-sale at that establishment, such as: to package bulk items such as fruit, vegetables, nuts, grains, or candy; to contain or wrap meats or fish; to contain unwrapped prepared foods or bakery goods; or to contain or wrap flowers, potted plants, or similar items; or
(b) a bag sold in packaging containing multiple bags and packaged at the time of manufacture of the bag.
(3) "Plastic" means solid material that is produced from petrochemicals and that is often used to make bags for carrying products out of retail establishments.
(4) "Recyclable Paper Bag" means a paper bag that meets the following, but not including an Exempted Bag:
(a) contains no old growth fiber;
(b) contains a minimum of 40% post-consumer recycled content; and
(c) displays the word "Recyclable" or "Recycled Content" in a highly visible manner and is labeled with the name of the manufacturer and the percent...
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