Virginia’s 5-Cent Bag Fee Works

Virginia’s plastic bag crisis is hitting waterways and wallets hard—these bags, used just 12 minutes before becoming litter, rank as the 10th most common trash item. But a simple five-cent fee, adopted by 11 localities since 2020, is turning the tide: plastic bags dropped from 6th to 10th place in trash rankings. The fee funds cleanup, education, and even free reusable bags for SNAP/WIC families—making sustainability accessible. While a statewide ban is off the table, expanding the fee and empowering local governments to set pollution rules could be the game-changer Virginia needs. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e8a45213644debec