Plastic Bag Ban

Plastic Bag Ban


Vocabulary

do something to improve or make better

take a major step for something

encourage or motivate others to do something

spur

having impressive beauty

majestic

very very large

vast

be very proud of something

prides itself

covering a very large area

extensive

do something before someone else does it

beat someone to the punch

politician who works at the city level

councillor

what you can see / in the background

framed by

how something started

born out of something

mistake made by a politician

political misstep

even though one doesn’t want something to happen

despite one’s protests

to force something

impose something

not use bags

go bag free

have a large amount of oil or gas

petroleum-rich

like an idea and begin to use it

sign up

punishment that is too strict

heavy handed

discuss the positives and negatives of a problem

debate an issue

answer to something

resolution

be completed

go through

think of an idea

propose something

throw away or not use anymore

get rid of something

rules for building something

building code