Politics & Government
Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans Not Considered In Hatboro-Horsham
Abington Township recently joined several Montco communities about getting rid of single-use plastic bags.
HATBORO / HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —If you go to several nearby communities to shop at grocery or convenience stores, it's best to bring a bag.
Single-use plastic bags are prohibited in Upper Dublin Township, Cheltenham Township, and Upper Moreland Township. And now Abington Township has decided to ban the bags as well.
But don't expect bans in Hatboro or Horsham Township any time soon.
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"We are not considering it at the present time," Horsham Township Manager Bill Walker told Patch.
Hatboro Borough Manager Diane Hegele said the borough is also not considering the plastic bag ban at this time either.
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Abington Township became the first community this year in Montgomery County to ban the single-use plastic bags, PennEnvironment reported.
The environmental organization said that 20 percent of Pennsylvanians now live in a municipality with a single-use plastic bag ban.
Abington Township is the 37th municipality in Pennsylvania and the 15th in Montgomery County to pass legislation in the growing effort to rein in single-use plastics, PennEnvironment said.
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