United States: San Francisco Bans Plastic Bags

EcoWatch: Oct. 1 is the first effective day of San Francisco's expanded checkout bag ordinance. To help shoppers understand the new ordinance, San Francisco's Department of the Environment will kickoff a multi-lingual citywide consumer education campaign to encourage shoppers to bring their own bag when shopping. The campaign will include the distribution of more than 17,000 free reusable bags. San Francisco's Checkout Bag Ordinance is designed to decrease the number of single use bags and eliminate single...

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