The NC House passed a bill today that will allow the state to join a very exclusive list of governments that have banned single-use plastic shopping bags.
The two other places these bags are banned — China and San Francisco.
If the Senate concurs with the House version of SB 1018 on Monday night, retailers on the barrier islands of the outer banks will no longer be able to provide plastic bags to their customers to carry purchases home in.
As Tara Servatius says, "The Californication of North Carolina" continues…
With all of the problems facing this state, our legislature is wasting time banning plastic bags. Does anyone believe that the ban will continue to be limited to the coast? It’s only a matter of time before none of have the option of plastic anymore. And just like every law passed with “good intentions” by legislators who refuse to look past stage one, there are always unintended consequences. Reusable bags may not be a good idea?? What??
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/green/Reusable-Grocery-Bags-May-Poison-You.html