You have probably noticed more and more retailers offering reusable shopping bags at the check out aisle for sale. You may also have been hearing news of more and more cities throughout the United States lobbying to ban retailers from offering customers plastic bags at check out. There are a lot of good reasons for this you may not be aware of. Politicians do a pretty good job of not bringing … [Read more...]
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition Sues Santa Cruz
November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Save the Plastic Bag Coalition is suing Santa Cruz County to fight the plastic bag ban they just passed in September, 2011. The ban in Santa Cruz applies to supermarkets, restaurants and convenience stores and prohibits free plastic bags from being handed out with each purchase. Grocery shoppers also have a tax applied for a paper bag if they ask for them. Other cities in California that have … [Read more...]