{"id":435064,"date":"2017-01-30T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T04:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=435064"},"modified":"2017-01-30T21:06:36","modified_gmt":"2017-01-30T19:06:36","slug":"reusable-bag-giveaway-aims-to-help-chicagoans-avoid-bag-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2017\/01\/reusable-bag-giveaway-aims-to-help-chicagoans-avoid-bag-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Reusable Bag Giveaway Aims To Help Chicagoans Avoid Bag Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"NewsHub\"$ CHICAGO (CBS) \u2014 Free reusable bags will be given out to residents across the city Wednesday in an effort to help Chicagoans avoid the 7-cent bag tax.
City officials will distribute the \u201cChiBags\u201d at seven CTA locations during the evening commute, according to a statement from the mayor\u2019s office. Target will give away the bags to the first 200 people at 16 stores, while Whole Foods will give away 1,000 bags, one per customer, to shoppers at 12 locations. Jewel-Osco and Mariano\u2019s also gave away free reusable bags on Saturday.
The tax, which goes into effect on Wednesday, applies to disposable paper and plastic bags at all retailers in the city. Certain bags \u2014 such as those provided by pharmacists for prescription drugs \u2014 will be exempt from the tax.
\u201cI\u2019m happy to partner with the business community on this outreach effort to help residents build the habit of bringing their own shopping bags,\u201d Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in the statement. \u201cBy providing residents a reusable bag, we are giving them the tools they need to avoid the tax, and we will also help to reduce the number of paper and plastic bags used in Chicago.\u201d
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire \u00a9 Chicago Sun-Times 2017. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)<\/p>\n

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