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2. The Downside of Reusable Bags More People Need to Be ... - AOL

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   Although more environmentally friendly than traditional single-use plastic bags, reusable bags, depending on what they are made out of, are more energy-intensive to produce, distribute, and recycle.

3. Plastic bag bans in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Reusable plastic bags must be at least 4 mils. Paper bags must contain at least 40% post-consumer recycled paper content. [138] Town of Lexington: March 27, 2018: January 1, 2019: Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must be at least 2.25 mils. [139] Town of Lincoln: March 24, 2018: January 1, 2019: Plastic bag ban. Reusable plastic bags must ...

4. 2016 California Proposition 67 - Wikipedia

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   The bag must be built for extended use and have the ability to carry more weight than a standard, single-use bag. In many areas, plastic bag bans require retailers to charge a fee associated with providing reusable plastic bags to both cover the costs of providing heavier-duty bags and encourage consumers to provide their own bags.

5. Plastic shopping bag - Wikipedia

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   Plastic shopping bags are in most cases not accepted by standard curbside recycling programs; though their composition is often identical to other accepted plastics, they pose problems for the single-stream recycling process, as most of the sorting equipment is designed for rigid plastics such as bottles, [34] so plastic bags often end up ...

6. Skip plastic bags for good — use these $12 reusable (and ...

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   If your city has finally banned plastic bags (praise be!), get ready to horde any and all reusable bags you can find. New York City’s plastic bag ban took effect March 2, 2020, which means I ...

7. Plastic bag ban - Wikipedia

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   Plastic waste on the mounds of garbage in the Philippines. Plastic bags cause many minor and major ecological and environmental issues. The most general issue with plastic bags is the amount of waste produced. Many plastic bags end up on streets and subsequently pollute major water sources, rivers, and streams.