Dive Summary:

• The state of Pennsylvania has introduced a new bill which will place a $0.02 sales tax fee on plastic shopping bags, according to details released by Forbes.
• If passed, the bill would become the first state-wide sales tax on the use of plastic shopping bags by consumers making in-store purchases.
•  “…[t]wo cents is a small price to pay for a cleaner, more vibrant planet,” says Pennsylvania senator Daylin Leach, who proposed the new bill.

From the article:

Under Sen. Leach’s plan, a 2-cent per plastic bag tax would be imposed on plastic carryout bags provided at the point of sale. Of the 2-cents, one penny would be kept by retail establishments “to improve their internal recycling practices” while the other penny would be returned to the Commonwealth to fund state recycling programs.