Title
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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