It's begun! States have finally begun enforcing a ban on plastic bags at retail stores. The first state to convert? Hawaii! The law was passed last year and the state has been charging a fee for bag during 2013. The actual ban begins this Friday, January 17, 2014. The island of Oahu will be playing continuing the fee for 2014 and their ban will begin in 2015.
This amazing legislation came from the tireless efforts of the island's grassroots movement and it's the perfect place for such drastic measures to begin. Hawaii is a outdoor mecca and a beach magnet: everywhere a "plastic bag tumbleweed" is sure to ruin the landscape.
What's the next phase? A fee for paper bags. Hopefully within the next decade these changes will be country-wide!
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