CA Assembly Bill 298: Ban Plastic Checkout Bags
I had plastic bags! You cannot travel anywhere without seeing one littering the side of the road or beach. I never take a plastic bag, but it can be awkward at times when family visits and brings one home from the store. Do I launch into my plastic bag tirade? If California Assembly Bill 298 passes and becomes law, I won't have to!
According to the Surfrider Foundation:
The California State Legislature is considering a bill the would ban plastic checkout bags at supermarkets, retail pharmacies and convenience stores statewide starting in 2014. Assembly Bill 298 would also require those retailers to provide reusable bags for sale and charge a fee for recycled paper bags as an incentive for customers to remember their reusable bags. California could be the first in the nation to pass a statewide plastic bag ban but it won't happen without your support!
What I don't understand is how I have been offered plastic bags in cities that supposedly have banned them? I've been told some stores are exempt.
If you live in California, please support AB 298. 2014 could not come too soon!
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