alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoCalifornia governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery storesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1408arrow-down110
arrow-up1398arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery storesapnews.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareTransient Punk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours 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-up1·8 hours 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?