alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCalifornia governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery storesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1439arrow-down111
arrow-up1428arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery storesapnews.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square70fedilink
minus-squareTransient Punk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYeah, those thicker ones are considered reusable, and therefore are exempt from the single-use plastic bag ban. This legislation closes that loophole.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOoooookay thanks. Hm, well, we use the plastic bag recycling bin at Safeway for all our plastic bags, shrink wrap, and bubble envelopes. We dropped off 8 bags this weekend. I wonder if they will get rid of that bin now?
Yeah, those thicker ones are considered reusable, and therefore are exempt from the single-use plastic bag ban. This legislation closes that loophole.
Ooooookay thanks.
Hm, well, we use the plastic bag recycling bin at Safeway for all our plastic bags, shrink wrap, and bubble envelopes. We dropped off 8 bags this weekend. I wonder if they will get rid of that bin now?