A San Diego state senator's bill would ban the plastic bags you buy when you forget yours
Thursday, April 18, 2024
“The bill would tighten standards for reusable bags and require stores to provide 100% recycled paper bags or let consumers use reusable bags.” [nbcsandiego.com]
If I’m reading this right, the plastic bag ban actually increased plastic bag waste, as grocery stores started charging customers nominally for heavier so-called “reusable” bags.
We buy those bags and reuse them once or twice until they get too dirty. We haven’t gone in on cloth bags.