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Editorial: Does California need another plastic bag ban? It seems so

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion September 05, 2023

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Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed in 2014, Senate Bill 270 was put on hold for two years while the plastic bag makers spent millions of dollars trying repeal it through a ballot referendum. They failed; California voters backed the ban. A few years later, when consumers were easily... + full article



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